2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in Louisiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Louisiana, there were 44 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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 Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in Louisiana

#1

Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$21,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k. Southeastern is a public institution located in Hammond, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeastern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern are $21,246.

Read full report on General Special Education at Southeastern Louisiana University

#2

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$20,402 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $20,402, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NSU General Special Education Report

#3

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana

$16,403 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grambling State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Grambling, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

GSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GSU are $16,403, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Special Education at GSU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $48-$75k)

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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