2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s
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General Special Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 22,244 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13,712 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 400 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education
Out of the 400 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 337 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.
WGU excels when it comes to teaching students with disabilities quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Governors University are $7,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s. Morningside is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, Morningside is in the top on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morningside College are $5,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 441 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong also claimed a top spot on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Special Education at Arizona State University - Skysong
Out of the 400 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Illinois State also did well on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.
Read full report on General Special Education at Minnesota State Mankato
Touro College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking. Touro is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Touro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Touro College are $13,138.
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 10 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.
Fitchburg State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized school located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts that handed out 113 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State are $6,012, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Special Education at Fitchburg State
With a ranking of #9, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seward, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, Concordia University, Nebraska is in the top on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Special Education at Concordia University, Nebraska
Westfield State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Westfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 20 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield are $6,696, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on General Special Education at Westfield State University
With a ranking of #11, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 126 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Cumberlands are $4,582, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Providence College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.
Providence also claimed a top spot on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Providence College are $9,750.
Minot State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Minot, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU are $9,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Special Education at Minot State University
Whitworth University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking. Whitworth University is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Whitworth is also in the top of our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Whitworth University are $12,312, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Grand Canyon University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 983 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Special Education at Grand Canyon University
The College of New Jersey came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking. Ewing, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.
TCNJ also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TCNJ are $15,883.
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Cabrini University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cabrini University are $2,250.
Harding University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding are $11,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 10 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St. Cloud State University is also in the top of our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on General Special Education at Saint Cloud State University
With a ranking of #20, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 70 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota are $10,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Wilmington University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking. Wilmington University is a fairly large school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 74 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834.
Read full report on General Special Education at Wilmington University
Brandman University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Brandman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 121 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, Brandman has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandman University are $12,540, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Special Education at Brandman University
With a ranking of #23, Gordon College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s list. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wenham, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Gordon College are $6,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on General Special Education at Gordon College
Liberty University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 272 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Special Education at Liberty University
With a ranking of #25, Northwestern College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s list. Orange City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern College are $6,340.
Rest of the Best 50 in Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Otterbein University | Westerville, OH |
| 51 | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS |
| 53 | Towson University | Towson, MD |
| 54 | St. Joseph’s College - New York | Brooklyn, NY |
| 54 | Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA |
| 56 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 57 | Muskingum University | New Concord, OH |
| 58 | Assumption University | Worcester, MA |
| 59 | MSU Texas | Wichita Falls, TX |
| 60 | Holy Family University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 61 | Rhode Island College | Providence, RI |
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- 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%.
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- 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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