2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in Maine

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In 2019-2020, 22,244 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 86 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Maine” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general special education programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 52 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of Maine

#2

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern Maine General Special Education Report

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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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