2022 Best Value Colleges for Elementary Special Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary special education programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region elementary special ed students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Elementary Special Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$21,446 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s elementary special ed degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OBU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,446 for Southwest Region Elementary Special Ed students with aid 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

$26,809 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 Getting Aid. Located in Abilene, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s elementary special ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Abilene Christian University is $26,809 for southwest region elementary special ed students with aid.

Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Abilene Christian University

• Best Value 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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