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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$7,114 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,761 Avg Salary

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

Special Education is the #18 most popular major in Nebraska with 362 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Nebraska 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Wayne State College the best value school in Nebraska for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSC are $5,412 per year.

Full Special Education at Wayne State College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $7,751 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $7,752 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Kearney is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNK are $7,542 per year.

UNK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Nebraska at Kearney

Out of the 5 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 539
Minnesota 846
Kansas 444
Iowa 180
North Dakota 186
South Dakota 94

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

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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