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2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$18,246 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,761 Avg Salary

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

Special Education is the #28 most popular major in New Jersey with 799 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in New Jersey 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best value school in New Jersey for special education students working on their master’s degree. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TCNJ are $15,031 a year.

TCNJ also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

William Paterson University graduate students pay an average of $14,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in New Jersey. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.

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#6

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Centenary University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Centenary are $17,550 a year.

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#7

Kean University

Union, NJ

With a ranking of #7, Kean University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kean are $17,476 a year.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Ramapo College of New Jersey 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 Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ramapo College are $19,085 per year.

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#10

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

With a ranking of #10, New Jersey City University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NJCU are $16,018 per year.

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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
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 165

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 18 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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