2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in Delaware

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Delaware, there were 119 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,800 and $35,911 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 118 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,664 and $43,750 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The special ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#1 in overall quality

$35,192 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,628 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 40 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192.

Read more about Special Education at University of Delaware

#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware

#2 in overall quality

$8,834 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,607 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Castle, Delaware, and it awarded 78 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Wilmington University also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at Wilmington University

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