2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 5,757 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,366 and $28,924 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great special education programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree special ed students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Eastern Gateway Community College

Steubenville, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$3,340 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Gateway Community College is a large school located in Steubenville, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Gateway Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Gateway Community College is $3,340 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Special Ed students.

Read more about Special Education at Eastern Gateway Community College

#2

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$3,182 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Henry Ford College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

Henry Ford College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Henry Ford College is $3,182 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Special Ed students.

Read full report on Special Education at Henry Ford College

#3

University of Cincinnati - Clermont College

Batavia, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$10,362 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Batavia, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s special ed degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UC Clermont College also made our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is $10,362 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Special Ed students.

Read more about Special Education at University of Cincinnati - Clermont College

#4

Stark State College

North Canton, Ohio

#4 in overall quality

$6,464 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is located in North Canton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

Stark State College also made our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Stark State College is $6,464 for great lakes region associate degree special ed students.

Read more about Special Education at Stark State College

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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%.

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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