2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 California, there were 2,363 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,288 and $34,092 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

National University

La Jolla, California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

National University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Special Education at National University

#2

The University of Arizona Global Campus

San Diego, California

#2 in overall quality

$20,283 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Arizona Global Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC also made our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus is $20,283 for California Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Special Education at UAGC

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s 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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