2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 108 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
Top 15% Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flagler College - St Augustine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Augustine, Flagler St. Augustine 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 Flagler St. Augustine are $6,864 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Salem is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Salem graduate students pay an average of $8,400 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 108 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Georgetown, Georgetown College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Georgetown College graduate students pay an average of $11,745 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgetown College also did well on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 108 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Asbury University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Wilmore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Asbury are $9,990 per year.
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Harding University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harding are $11,080 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Harding also did well on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Freed-Hardeman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Henderson.
FHU graduate students pay an average of $10,980 in tuition and fees each year.
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Delta State 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 #8 on the list. Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 per year.
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Carson - Newman University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Jefferson City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carson - Newman are $9,632 per year.
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John Brown 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 #10 on the list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.
JBU graduate students pay an average of $13,920 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, JBU also did well on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Piedmont College 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. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Piedmont College are $11,020 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Piedmont College also is in the top 15% of our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Converse College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Converse are $7,698 per year.
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Henderson State 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 #13 on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Henderson State University are $9,108 per year.
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Spalding University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 per year.
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Liberty University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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Mississippi College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MC are $12,796 a year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Special Education students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg, VA |
| 18 | Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY |
| 19 | Arkansas State University - Main Campus | Jonesboro, AR |
| 20 | University of West Alabama | Livingston, AL |
| 21 | Union College Kentucky | Barbourville, KY |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 550 |
| Virginia | 1,238 |
| North Carolina | 477 |
| Florida | 1,103 |
| Tennessee | 354 |
| Kentucky | 608 |
| South Carolina | 266 |
| Louisiana | 103 |
| Arkansas | 351 |
| Alabama | 437 |
| Mississippi | 269 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
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 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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