2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

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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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,334 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general 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 Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$27,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. 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.

Lehigh also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Special Education at Lehigh University

#2

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$17,652 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

SRU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SRU General Special Education Report

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$24,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #3 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duquesne University General Special Education Report

#4

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$28,120 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arcadia University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arcadia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Arcadia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arcadia are $28,120.

Full Arcadia General Special Education Report

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

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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