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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

12 Ranked Colleges
873 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” 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 Virginia, there were 1,240 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,470 and $29,400 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 873 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 12 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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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 341 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at James Madison University are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Radford University is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford University are $21,382, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Old Dominion, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #5 spot on the list. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 38 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228.

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#7

Norfolk State University

Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid ranking. Norfolk State University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Norfolk State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Norfolk State are $24,742, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Marymount University

Arlington, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Marymount University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

Marymount not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marymount are $20,116.

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#9

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

University of Lynchburg ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 8 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Lynchburg also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lynchburg are $11,711.

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#10

Randolph College

Lynchburg, Virginia

Randolph College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Randolph not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Randolph College are $17,310.

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#11

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid ranking. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 290 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

Averett University - Graduate & Professional Studies did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Averett University - Graduate & Professional Studies is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Virginia. It awarded 11 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree special ed students with aid list, Averett University - Graduate & Professional Studies has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Averett University - Graduate & Professional Studies are $12,090, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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