2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
Special Education is the #46 most popular major in Maryland with 416 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Special Education
Our analysis found Towson University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.
Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $10,464 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, special ed graduates from Towson take out $19,088 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 $216.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.
UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Hood College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Maryland. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.
Hood undergraduate students pay an average of $43,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,854 |
| New York | 4,329 |
| New Jersey | 799 |
| District of Columbia | 101 |
| Delaware | 165 |
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Special Education Related Majors for Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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).
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