2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota, there were 220 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,000 and $26,621 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 183 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,960 and $29,702 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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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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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north dakota master’s degree special ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,104 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 156 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

Full University of North Dakota Special Education Report

#2

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$9,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Minot, North Dakota, and it awarded 12 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minot State University are $9,936.

Read full report on Special Education at MSU

#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$17,861 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k. UMary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMary are $17,861, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at UMary

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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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