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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Washington, there were 234 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,900 and $26,460 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent special education programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 26 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Special Education Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 7 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #5 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

Full Wazzu Special Education Report

#3

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

EWU also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at EWU are $28,921, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at Eastern Washington University

#4

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 21 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Whitworth also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Whitworth University are $12,312.

Full Whitworth Special Education Report

#5

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the #5 spot on the list. Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gonzaga, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gonzaga are $17,675.

Full Gonzaga Special Education Report

#6

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Seattle University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 5 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Seattle U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle University are $14,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at Seattle U

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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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