2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

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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 Illinois, there were 863 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 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 Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Special Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Read more about General Special Education at University of Illinois at Chicago

#3

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$11,069 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

Illinois State also made our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069.

Read more about General Special Education at Illinois State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $30-$48k)

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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