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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland

6 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in Maryland

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 Master’s in Maryland” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Maryland, there were 353 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,660 and $25,116 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 174 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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 Master’s in Maryland

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Maryland

#1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland list. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972.

Read more about Special Education at Towson University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland 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.

UMCP also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Special Education Report

#3

McDaniel College

Westminster, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McDaniel College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland. This small school is located in Westminster, Maryland, and it awarded 15 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

McDaniel also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at McDaniel are $9,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at McDaniel College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame of Maryland University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland list. Notre Dame of Maryland University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

NDMU also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame of Maryland University are $11,046, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at Notre Dame of Maryland University

#5

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowie State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland. This medium-sized school is located in Bowie, Maryland, and it awarded 12 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowie State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowie State University are $15,281, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at Bowie State University

#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland ranking, coming in at #6. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 19 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maryland master’s degree special ed students list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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