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2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,590 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,520 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Special Education

Our analysis found University of Maine at Farmington to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Located in the town of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMaine Farmington are $9,590 a year.

Full Special Education at University of Maine at Farmington Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Maine. 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.

Read full report on Special Education at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,313
Connecticut 412
New Hampshire 125
Rhode Island 142
Vermont 49

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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