2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

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 a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 North Carolina, there were 417 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,583 and $27,689 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNC Greensboro Special Education Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

UNC Charlotte also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNC Charlotte Special Education Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k)

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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