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2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$19,820 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,376 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 49 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Hawaii college or university. This makes it the #58 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Special Education Schools in Hawaii ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Hawaii to see which 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 Schools in Hawaii

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

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality in Special Education

$12,186 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii at Manoa the best value school in Hawaii for special education students. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Manoa are $12,186 per year. While working on their degree, special ed majors at UH Manoa accumulate an average of around $21,681 in student debt.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa

$27,454 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Chaminade University of Honolulu helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Hawaii. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Chaminade University of Honolulu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,454 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Chaminade University of Honolulu also made our Best Special Education Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #4.

Full Special Education at Chaminade University of Honolulu Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,861
Washington 238
Oregon 234
Nevada 215
Alaska 52

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 2 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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