2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 101 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #81 most popular major in Oklahoma.
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 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 Oklahoma ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Oklahoma 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Oklahoma the best value school in Oklahoma for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCO are $8,030 per year.
UCO also made our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $7,115 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,930 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $9,312 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Oklahoma is ranked #2 for overall quality for special ed in Oklahoma.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a great value for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Alva, NWOSU is a public college with a small student population.
NWOSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,883 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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East Central University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree special education programs. ECU is a small public school located in the town of Ada.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,195 a year.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree special education programs. Located in the remote town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public college with a small student population.
SWOSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,913 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Chickasha, USAO is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USAO are $8,760 a year.
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Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the distant town of Shawnee, OBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OBU are $32,050 a year.
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Oral Roberts University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree special education programs. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ORU are $31,558 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,536 |
Arizona | 3,941 |
New Mexico | 144 |
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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 |
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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 10 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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