2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 New England region, there were 2,231 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,344 and $25,248 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$5,878 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. CCRI is located in Warwick, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

CCRI also made our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for CCRI is $5,878 for New England Region Associate Degree Special Ed students with aid.

Full Community College of Rhode Island Special Education Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education (With Aid)

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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