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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Wisconsin

8 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in Wisconsin

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Wisconsin” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Wisconsin, there were 684 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,729 and $26,193 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 189 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The special ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Special Education at UW - Madison

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a fairly large public school situated in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It awarded 32 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Whitewater also took the #5 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Whitewater are $19,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Special Education Report

#3

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Marian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Marian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marian, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marian University are $11,070, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at Marian

#4

Carroll University

Waukesha, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin list. Carroll University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It awarded 13 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carroll U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carroll University are $13,114, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at Carroll University

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Superior landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Superior is located in Superior, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our wisconsin master’s degree special ed students list, UW - Superior has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Superior are $18,376.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Superior

#6

Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Cardinal Stritch University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin ranking. Cardinal Stritch University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 46 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cardinal Stritch, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cardinal Stritch are $11,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at Cardinal Stritch

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #7. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295.

Read more about Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#8 in overall quality

Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #8. Concordia University, Wisconsin is located in Mequon, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Wisconsin also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Special Education Report

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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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