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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 South Dakota, there were 102 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,650 and $26,978 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent special education programs, but they also cost less that 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.

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 South Dakota 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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in South Dakota

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,725 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

USD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at USD

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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%.

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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