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

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 Vermont” 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 Vermont, there were 41 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,300 and $24,951 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Vermont” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Vermont” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

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

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

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$33,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326.

Full University of Vermont Special Education Report

#2

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$16,488 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,105 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Vermont list. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 12 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Vermont University are $16,488.

Read full report on Special Education at Northern Vermont University

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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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