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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 Tennessee, there were 355 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,620 and $23,730 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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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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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k

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

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

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Vanderbilt Special Education Report

• 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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