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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in District of Columbia

5 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 District of Columbia, there were 93 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,400 and $39,516 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 5 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the special education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in District of Columbia

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity Washington University are $14,580, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Trinity College Special Education Report

#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Gallaudet University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 17 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet University are $18,706.

Read more about Special Education at Gallaudet University

#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

Read more about Special Education at GWU

#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

The American University also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at The American University

#5

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Howard 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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