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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$2,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Special Ed Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 33,249 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 673 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,850 and $33,425 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,205 and $16,137 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henry Ford College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Henry Ford College is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Henry Ford College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $2,460 for Michigan Associate Degree Special Ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Henry Ford College.

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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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