2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 33,249 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2,615 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,100 and $26,291 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$8,923 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Minot State University is located in Minot, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

MSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $8,923 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Special Ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend MSU.

Full Minot State University Special Education Report

#2

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,860 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s special ed degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Normandale Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Normandale Community College is $10,860 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Special Ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Special Education at Normandale Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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