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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Rhode Island” 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 Rhode Island, there were 147 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,033 and $24,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 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 Rhode Island” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great special education programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Rhode Island

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$16,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$56,234 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island list. RIC is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 37 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island College are $16,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full RIC Special Education Report

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 6 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at URI

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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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