2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 36,792 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 77 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WLC are $10,080 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WLC also did well on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ashland University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Ashland graduate students pay an average of $6,972 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Spring Arbor University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Muskingum University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Concord.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Muskingum are $10,350 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Trinity Christian College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Palos Heights, Trinity Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Trinity Christian are $10,708 a year.
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Carroll University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waukesha.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carroll U are $13,719 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Carroll U also is in the top 10% of our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #8, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.
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Youngstown State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Concordia University, Wisconsin | Mequon, WI |
| 13 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville, IL |
| 14 | Alverno College | Milwaukee, WI |
| 15 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 607 |
| Ohio | 1,329 |
| Illinois | 1,153 |
| Indiana | 2,282 |
| Wisconsin | 598 |
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Special Education Related Majors for Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
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 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).
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