2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in California (With Aid)

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

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general special education programs, but they also cost less that 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in California (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#2 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the #3 spot on the list. Chapman University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 4 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chapman, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman are $35,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Special Education at Chapman University

#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#4 in overall quality

$26,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid. University of San Francisco is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA also made our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USFCA General Special Education Report

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (With Aid)

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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