2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 113 schools in the Southeast 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Broward College the best value school in the Southeast Region for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. BC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $8,952 per year. On average, special ed graduates from BC take out $17,294 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.
MDC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,661 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at MDC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,141.
Out of the 113 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $8,367 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Indian River State College are $10,201 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Pembroke are $7,495 per year.
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Nicholls State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree special education programs. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Nicholls State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,039 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, St Petersburg College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. SPC is a very large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPC are $9,286 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, special ed graduates from SPC carry an average student debtload of $32,126.
Georgia Gwinnett College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Gwinnett College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Gwinnett College are $13,734 per year.
Henderson State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Henderson State University are $9,768 a year.
University of Memphis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $14,088 per year. Special Ed majors at UofM take out an average of $22,449 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
With a ranking of #11, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FIU are $18,963 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, special ed majors at FIU accumulate an average of around $22,611 in student debt.
The University of West Florida landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree special education programs. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.
UWF undergraduate students pay an average of $18,658 in tuition and fees each year. Special Ed majors at UWF take out an average of $28,347 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Daytona State College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree special education programs. Daytona State College is a large public school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Daytona State College are $11,994 per year.
With a ranking of #13, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $17,324 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, special ed majors at USF Tampa accumulate an average of around $28,205 in student debt.
USF Tampa 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 Southeast Region list.
Union University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.
Union undergraduate students pay an average of $16,520 in tuition and fees each year.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 18 | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN |
| 19 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL |
| 20 | Athens State University | Athens, AL |
| 21 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 22 | Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City, NC |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 550 |
| Virginia | 1,238 |
| North Carolina | 477 |
| Florida | 1,103 |
| Tennessee | 354 |
| Kentucky | 608 |
| South Carolina | 266 |
| Louisiana | 103 |
| Arkansas | 351 |
| Alabama | 437 |
| Mississippi | 269 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Special Ed
| 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 26 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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