2026 Best Value Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in Massachusetts

[Other Special Education & Teaching](/majors/education/special-education/special-education-and-teaching-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for other special education & teaching students.
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2026 Best Value Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in Massachusetts
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other special education & teaching, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Other Special Education & Teaching Schools
Worcester State University earned the #1 spot for value among other special education & teaching schools in Massachusetts. Worcester State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $11,786, compared with $17,866 for out-of-state students. Other Special Education & Teaching graduates carry a median of $24,451 in student loans. Soon after graduation, other special education & teaching degree recipients from Worcester State University generally make around $45,297. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Worcester State University admits about 88% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.