2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Special Education & Teaching (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Special Education & Teaching is the 273rd most popular major in the country with 2,333 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 42 other special education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 other special education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other special education and teaching. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other special education and teaching 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 other special education and teaching 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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Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree other special ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Special Education & Teaching (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

California State University - Northridge

Northridge, California

$17,955 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #1 spot on the list. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other special education and teaching degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUN, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California

#1 in overall quality

$15,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fresno Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno Pacific are $15,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$35,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Pacific University is a small school located in Forest Grove, Oregon that handed out 27 masters’s other special education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific University are $35,325.

Read more about Other Special Education & Teaching at Pacific

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Special Education & Teaching (Income $0-$30k)

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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