2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 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 Getting Aid” 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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Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$9,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buena Vista University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Storm Lake, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary special ed degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BVU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BVU are $9,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full BVU Elementary Special Education Report

#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa

$19,152 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fayette, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary special ed students in 2019-2020.

UIU also made our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIU are $19,152.

Full Upper Iowa University Elementary Special Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (With Aid)

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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