2022 Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Southwest region, there were 6 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region elementary special ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$22,924 Average Net Price

$39,500 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OBU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,924 for Southwest Region Elementary Special Ed students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Oklahoma Baptist University.

Read full report on Elementary Special Education at OBU

#2

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$26,902 Average Net Price

$47,183 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s elementary special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Elementary Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $26,902 for southwest region elementary special ed students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Abilene Christian University.

Full Abilene Christian Elementary Special Education Report

• Best Value Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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