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2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 22,244 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,655 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general special education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 2 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

Full University of Maryland - College Park General Special Education Report

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students whose families make $0-$30k list, Lehigh has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SRU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania are $17,652.

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#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

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#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Duquesne University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students whose families make $0-$30k list, Duquesne has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Arcadia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Arcadia also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arcadia are $28,120, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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