2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the New England region, there were 2,231 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,344 and $25,248 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree special ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at Boston U

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 3 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCONN Special Education Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k)

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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