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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$14,127 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,761 Avg Salary

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

Special Education is the #49 most popular major in New Hampshire with 125 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Hampshire 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. 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 Hampshire

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

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

#1

Keene State College

Keene, NH

Our 2023 rankings named Keene State College the best value school in New Hampshire for special education students working on their master’s degree. Keene State is a small public school located in the town of Keene.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Keene State are $11,862 per year.

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#2

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rivier University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in New Hampshire. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Rivier graduate students pay an average of $12,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Special Education at Rivier University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Plymouth State University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Plymouth State are $12,060 a year.

Read full report on Special Education at Plymouth State University

#4

New England College

Henniker, NH

Out of the 5 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, New England College landed the # 4 spot on the list. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

NEC graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Special Education at New England College

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SNHU are $19,470 a year.

Full Special Education at Southern New Hampshire University Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,313
Connecticut 412
Maine 115
Rhode Island 142
Vermont 49

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 5 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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