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

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 West Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 West Virginia, there were 82 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,400 and $32,868 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 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 West Virginia” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 West Virginia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia

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

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

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,458 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at West Virginia University

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,964 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

Marshall University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162.

Read full report on Special Education at Marshall 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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