If you pursue a degree in special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of special education. Combined, these schools handed out 3,956 degrees in special education to qualified students.
Your choice of special education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Special Education Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the special ed degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat Northern Arizona University if you wish to pursue a degree in special education. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 181 special education students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program report average early career earnings of $43,324.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a good decision for students interested in a degree in special education. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 144 special education students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program report average early career income of $43,177.
Any student pursuing a degree in special education has to take a look at Arizona State University - Skysong. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 1280 special education students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year. Special Education degree recipients from Arizona State University - Skysong receive an earnings boost of approximately $2,449 above the average income of special education graduates.
It's hard to beat Grand Canyon University if you want to pursue a degree in special education. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 2095 special education students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program state that they receive average early career income of $40,360.
Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 110 special education students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program state that they receive average early career wages of $38,858.
UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 111 special education students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Those special education students who get their degree from University of Phoenix - Arizona earn $2,590 more than the typical special ed graduate.
Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 5 special education students who graduated with this degree at Ottawa University - Phoenix in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of special education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
