2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern College the best value school in the Plains States Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC 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 NWC are $6,360 a year.
NWC also took the #5 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Morningside College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside 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 Morningside are $6,516 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.
Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minot State University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. MSU is a small public school located in the town of Minot.
MSU graduate students pay an average of $10,263 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, Wayne State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WSC are $9,597 a year.
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Bemidji State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,586 a year.
Buena Vista University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BVU are $9,936 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, BVU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska 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 Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 a year.
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 539 |
| Minnesota | 846 |
| Kansas | 444 |
| Iowa | 180 |
| Nebraska | 362 |
| North Dakota | 186 |
| South Dakota | 94 |
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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