2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 115 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #36 most popular major in Maine.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maine 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.
Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine at Farmington the best value school in Maine for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMaine Farmington are $9,590 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $39,986 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 1,313 |
Connecticut | 412 |
New Hampshire | 125 |
Rhode Island | 142 |
Vermont | 49 |
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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 |
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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 2 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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