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2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$18,149 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,539 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree School for You

With 2,861 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #45 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in California for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Special Education at University of California - Berkeley Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $13,036 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great value for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

USFCA graduate students pay an average of $27,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Chapman University

Orange, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chapman University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Chapman graduate students pay an average of $37,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 238
Oregon 234
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

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 4 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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