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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$10,400 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,761 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 103 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #77 most popular major in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Louisiana 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. 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.

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

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

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

Our analysis found Louisiana Tech University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a large student population.

Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $7,959 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Louisiana Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

Read full report on Special Education at Louisiana Tech University

Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southeastern are $8,768 a year.

Full Special Education at Southeastern Louisiana University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

UL Lafayette graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $13,031 per year.

Louisiana State University also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Special Education at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

NSU graduate students pay an average of $9,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Special Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana Report

Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Located in the large city of New Orleans, XULA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at XULA are $12,900 a year.

Full Special Education at Xavier University of Louisiana Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 550
Virginia 1,238
North Carolina 477
Florida 1,103
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 608
South Carolina 266
Arkansas 351
Alabama 437
Mississippi 269
West Virginia 46

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 6 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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