2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,882 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Special Education at University of Missouri - Columbia

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#4 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 3 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full KU General Special Education Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#5 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Read more about General Special Education at Kansas State University

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074.

Read full report on General Special Education at Saint Louis University

• 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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