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

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 Master’s in Rhode Island” 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 Rhode Island, there were 112 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island” ranking looked at 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in Rhode Island

#1

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$9,750 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the #1 spot on the list. Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Providence, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Providence College are $9,750.

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#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$16,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island list. RIC is a public institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island College are $16,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Special Education at RIC

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 6 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Rhode Island 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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