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

7 Ranked Colleges
244 Degrees Awarded
$13,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas, there were 385 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,700 and $19,866 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 244 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 152 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

ATU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas Tech University are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k. Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our arkansas master’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, Harding has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding University are $11,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 20 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#5 in overall quality

Henderson State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 5 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #0 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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