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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” 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 Nebraska, there were 338 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,700 and $23,847 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 131 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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 Nebraska

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Nebraska

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Special Education Report

#2

Concordia University, Nebraska

Seward, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$8,650 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seward, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Nebraska also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at Concordia University, Nebraska

#3

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,231 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#4

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$14,792 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,084 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #4 spot on the list. Kearney, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

UNK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Kearney are $14,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at UNK

#5

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

#5 in overall quality

$9,597 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska list. WSC is a small public school situated in Wayne, Nebraska. It awarded 10 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

WSC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State College are $9,597.

Read full report on Special Education at WSC

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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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