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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Nebraska

9 Ranked Colleges
186 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor's in Nebraska

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska” ranking - to help you make that 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 Nebraska, there were 338 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,700 and $23,847 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 186 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,068 and $24,613 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska bachelor’s degree special ed students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Nebraska

#1

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

WSC also made our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $13,765 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students per year to attend Wayne State College.

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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 Bachelor’s in Nebraska. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our nebraska bachelor’s degree special ed students list, UNL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $17,208 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students per year to attend UNL.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#3

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Chadron State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chadron, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

Chadron State College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Chadron State College is $14,268 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #4 spot on the list. UNK is a medium-sized public school situated in Kearney, Nebraska. It awarded 16 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our nebraska bachelor’s degree special ed students list, UNK has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $16,017 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students per year to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Special Education at UNK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. It costs about $14,040 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students per year to attend UNOMAHA.

Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Special Education Report

#6

Peru State College

Peru, Nebraska

Peru State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. This small school is located in Peru, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Peru State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Peru State College is $14,058 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students.

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#7

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska
#8 in overall quality

College of Saint Mary did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #7. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Saint Mary also took the #8 spot in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $14,325 for nebraska bachelor’s degree special ed students per year to attend College of Saint Mary.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Saint Mary Special Education Report

#8

Hastings College

Hastings, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Hastings College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. Hastings College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hastings, Nebraska. It awarded 10 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Hastings also made our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Hastings is $21,670 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students.

Full Hastings College Special Education Report

#9

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NWU is $23,847 for nebraska bachelor’s degree special ed students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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