2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,422 people earned their degree in elementary special education, making the major the 367th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 65 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$26,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend La Salle University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. La Salle is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at La Salle, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at La Salle University are $26,250.

Full La Salle Elementary Special Education Report

#2

Neumann University

Aston, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$13,860 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Neumann University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Neumann is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Aston, Pennsylvania. It awarded 22 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Neumann also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Neumann University are $13,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Neumann University Elementary Special Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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