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2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$30,136 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,520 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the special ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a year.

National University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

Nevada State College

Henderson, NV

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Nevada State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Far Western US Region . NSC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSC are $19,440 per year. On average, special ed graduates from NSC take out $26,659 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

WWU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,930 in tuition and fees each year. Special Ed majors at WWU take out an average of $25,415 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $168.

Read full report on Special Education at Western Washington University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWU are $25,213 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNLV are $24,828 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, special ed graduates from UNLV carry an average student debtload of $24,344.

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Eastern Washington University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree special education programs. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

EWU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,748 in tuition and fees each year. Special Ed majors at EWU take out an average of $22,800 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Alaska Southeast came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAS are $24,950 per year.

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Chaminade University of Honolulu ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Chaminade University of Honolulu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,454 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPU are $35,646 per year.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,861
Washington 238
Oregon 234
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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