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

6 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New Hampshire, there were 146 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,233 and $30,827 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,323 and $42,175 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 special education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

Keene State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Keene State College are $12,798.

Read more about Special Education at Keene State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Special Education Report

#3

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k. Plymouth State University is a small school located in Plymouth, New Hampshire that handed out 12 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Plymouth State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Plymouth State are $14,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Plymouth State University Special Education Report

#4

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rivier University landed the #4 spot on the list. Rivier is a small school located in Nashua, New Hampshire that handed out 6 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Rivier also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rivier are $11,745.

Read more about Special Education at Rivier

#5

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southern New Hampshire University is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

SNHU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern New Hampshire University are $18,810, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern New Hampshire University Special Education Report

#6

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

New England College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. New England College is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

NEC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NEC are $15,764, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New England College Special Education Report

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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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