2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Southeast region, there were 4,231 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,467 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 88 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general special education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in the Southeast Region
Out of the 88 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #1 spot on the 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 Cumberlands are $4,582, 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 Harding University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.
Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding are $11,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 272 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asbury University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Wilmore, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Asbury are $9,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Henderson, Tennessee 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 12 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Freed-Hardeman University are $10,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #6, Mississippi College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 29 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Converse College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Converse College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Converse College are $9,021, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of West Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Livingston, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 96 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Alabama are $13,546, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Special Education at University of West Alabama
Carson - Newman University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Carson - Newman University is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Carson - Newman are $9,587, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Special Education at Carson - Newman
Piedmont College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Demorest, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Piedmont College are $10,660.
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Spalding University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Spalding is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding University are $12,286.
With a ranking of #12, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 20 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Southeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Southeastern University is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 31 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern University are $13,515, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Lynchburg came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Lynchburg are $11,711, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Special Education at University of Lynchburg
University of Southern Mississippi landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and 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 Southern Miss are $10,896.
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Appalachian State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, Appalachian State has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439.
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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern are $14,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Special Education at Eastern Kentucky University
Regent University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 38 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Special Education at Regent University
Columbus State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Columbus State University is located in Columbus, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at CSU are $13,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Lipscomb University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, Lipscomb has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb University are $18,000.
Georgia College & State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 10 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia College also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia College & State University are $20,868.
Read more about General Special Education at Georgia College & State University
With a ranking of #22, Georgetown College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Georgetown, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 90 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown College are $11,745, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Meredith College landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina 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 3 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Meredith College are $12,019, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Valdosta State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 20 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.
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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%.
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- *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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