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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Special Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 22,244 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general special education program at the school. 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 $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$27,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130.

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#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 $30-$48k. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SRU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 SRU are $17,652.

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#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$24,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. Duquesne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duquesne, the school also landed 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duquesne General Special Education Report

#4

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$28,120 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arcadia University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Arcadia, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arcadia University are $28,120.

Full Arcadia General Special Education Report

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