2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor'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.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the special ed doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named Saint Louis University the best value school in the Plains States Region for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.
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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 |
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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