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2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

48 Colleges
$14,381 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,520 Avg Salary

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Plains States Region 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Minot State University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU are $8,163 per year.

Full Special Education at Minot State University Report

#2

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chadron State College is a great value for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chadron State College are $7,206 per year.

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#3

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSC are $7,458 a year. On average, special ed graduates from WSC take out $24,226 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per year.

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Out of the 48 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Southwest Minnesota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,482 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dakota State are $12,735 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Northern State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $11,947 per year.

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#8

Peru State College

Peru, NE

Peru State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree special education programs. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

Peru State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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Mayville 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. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mayville State University are $10,756 per year.

Full Special Education at Mayville State University Report

#10

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

With a ranking of #10, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

USD undergraduate students pay an average of $12,942 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Special Education at University of South Dakota Report

Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 539
Minnesota 846
Kansas 444
Iowa 180
Nebraska 362
North Dakota 186
South Dakota 94

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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.

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