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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$13,594 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,761 Avg Salary

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

Special Education is the #24 most popular major in Delaware with 165 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Delaware to see which master'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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware

Check out the special ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our 2023 rankings named Wilmington University the best value school in Delaware for special education students working on their master’s degree. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wilmington University is ranked #2 for overall quality for special ed in Delaware.

Full Special Education at Wilmington University Report

Out of the 2 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

UD also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware list, coming in at #1.

Full Special Education at University of Delaware Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,854
New York 4,329
Maryland 416
New Jersey 799
District of Columbia 101

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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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