2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 7,021 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,448 and $30,070 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 13 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 special education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The special ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$5,243 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lehigh Carbon Community College is a public institution located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LCCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $5,243 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Special Ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College.

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#2

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$13,169 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Edinboro is located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

Edinboro also took the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is $13,169 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Special Ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Special Education at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

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

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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