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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor's in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Washington, there were 234 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,900 and $26,460 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in Washington

#1

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Washington University is $16,398 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full WWU Special Education Report

#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. EWU is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 14 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EWU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $12,856 for washington bachelor’s degree special ed students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend EWU.

Full EWU Special Education Report

#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k list. CWU is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 11 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $15,744 for washington bachelor’s degree special ed students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Central Washington University.

Full CWU Special Education Report

#4

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the #4 spot on the list. Whitworth University is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 6 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree special ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, Whitworth has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Whitworth University is $21,283 for washington bachelor’s degree special ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Special Education at Whitworth

#5

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree special ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, Gonzaga has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $28,186 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Gonzaga.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Special Education at Gonzaga

#6

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Pacific University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

SPU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $24,790 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Seattle Pacific University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Special Education at Seattle Pacific University

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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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