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2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Special Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 22,244 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,655 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general special education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. SRU is a medium-sized school located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

SRU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Special Education at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Special Education at George Washington University

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130.

Full Lehigh University General Special Education Report

#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #4 spot on the list. Duquesne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, Duquesne has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048.

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#5

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

UMCP also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Special Education at UMCP

#6

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Arcadia University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Arcadia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Arcadia also made our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arcadia University are $28,120, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Special Education at Arcadia

#7

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park General Special Education Report

#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Special Education at Syracuse

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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