2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 33,249 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. 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 Alabama, there were 467 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,367 and $32,672 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great special education programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree special ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in Alabama

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 3 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k)

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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