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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Maryland, there were 353 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,660 and $25,116 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great special education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the special education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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