2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Iowa
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education School for You
In 2020-2021, 180 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Best Value Special Education Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Iowa to see which 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Special Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern College the best value school in Iowa for special education students. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orange City.
NWC undergraduate students pay an average of $33,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NWC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Schools in Iowa list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in Iowa list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morningside are $35,270 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Iowa. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $9,053 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNI is ranked #5 for overall quality for special ed in Iowa.
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The excellent programs at Buena Vista University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Iowa. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Storm Lake.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BVU are $37,518 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mount Mercy University is a great value for special education students. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.
Mount Mercy undergraduate students pay an average of $36,540 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for special education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Special Education Schools in Iowa list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for special education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.
Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Iowa State also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Schools in Iowa rankings.
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Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for special education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Lamoni, Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Graceland Lamoni are $31,920 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Upper Iowa University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIU are $33,609 per year.
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Dordt University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in Iowa list. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Sioux Center.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dordt are $33,590 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 539 |
| Minnesota | 846 |
| Kansas | 444 |
| Nebraska | 362 |
| North Dakota | 186 |
| South Dakota | 94 |
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Special Education Related Majors for Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
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 10 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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