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

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 Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Maine, there were 113 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Maine For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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

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

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

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at University of Southern Maine

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,639 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 52 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Maine

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