2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Nebraska (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid” 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 Nebraska, there were 338 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,700 and $23,847 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 131 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Nebraska (With Aid)

#1

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,231 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 55 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 17 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#3

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$14,792 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,084 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #3 spot on the list. UNK is a public institution located in Kearney, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Kearney are $14,792, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNK Special Education Report

#4

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

#5 in overall quality

$9,597 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

WSC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSC are $9,597, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at Wayne State College

#5

Concordia University, Nebraska

Seward, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$8,650 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #5 spot on the list. Seward, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Nebraska did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650.

Read more about Special Education at Concordia University, Nebraska

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s 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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