2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 California For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 California, there were 1,411 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 California For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in California

#1

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#2 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347.

Full UC Berkeley General Special Education Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

Read full report on General Special Education at UCLA

#3

Chapman University

Orange, California

#1 in overall quality

$35,105 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the #3 spot on the list. Orange, California 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 4 students in 2019-2020.

Chapman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman are $35,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Chapman University General Special Education Report

#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#4 in overall quality

$26,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USFCA are $26,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USFCA General Special Education Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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