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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
1,881 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in Arizona 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 Arizona 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 Arizona, there were 2,554 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,743 and $29,232 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,881 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 53 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona master’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 441 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona master’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, NAU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,202 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our arizona master’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, 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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