2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Southeast Region
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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 5,694 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,272 and $28,288 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 14 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.
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 a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.
Top 14 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 9 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #5 spot on the list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Florida Atlantic University is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #7, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kennesaw State University are $21,174.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida International University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 1 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #10, Auburn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Auburn also took the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956.
Georgia State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree special ed students list, Georgia State has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 3 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree special ed students list, UA has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Kentucky came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree special ed students list, UK has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #14, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 11 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Vanderbilt also made our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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- *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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