2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Michigan
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Michigan” 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 Michigan, there were 673 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,850 and $33,425 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 322 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan.
Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Michigan
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 49 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.
WMU also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan University is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 78 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 32 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.
Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the #5 spot on the list. Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spring Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Spring Arbor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Spring Arbor are $8,232, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking, coming in at #6. GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
GVSU also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at GVSU are $17,448, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #7, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Northern Michigan University also took the #11 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Michigan University are $13,660, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Wayne State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.
Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Madonna University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking, coming in at #9. Madonna University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Madonna, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Madonna are $16,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Saginaw Valley State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Saginaw Valley State University is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saginaw Valley State University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saginaw Valley State University are $28,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Oakland University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Michigan - Flint landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. University of Michigan - Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
UM Flint also took the #12 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Flint are $18,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #13, Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Ann Arbor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Ann Arbor are $12,620, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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