2022 Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Elementary Special Education is the 367th most popular major in the country with 1,422 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 8 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary special education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the elementary special education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree elementary special ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$9,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the #1 spot on the list. Buena Vista University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Storm Lake, Iowa. It awarded 6 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

BVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BVU are $9,936.

Full Buena Vista University Elementary Special Education Report

#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa

$19,152 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Upper Iowa University is located in Fayette, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s elementary special ed degrees to qualified students.

UIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIU are $19,152, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Upper Iowa University Elementary Special Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $30-$48k)

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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