2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Oregon, there were 317 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,500 and $34,061 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon doctor’s degree special ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k list. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at Portland State University

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UO Special Education Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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