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2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$16,502 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Hawaii to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii

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

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii at Manoa the best value school in Hawaii for special education students working on their master’s degree. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UH Manoa are $16,502 a year.

UH Manoa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list.

Full Special Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

Out of the 2 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chaminade University of Honolulu are $27,720 per year.

Chaminade University of Honolulu also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #2.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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