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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Vermont 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 Vermont, there were 41 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,300 and $24,951 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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.

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

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

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

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$33,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 22 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at UVM

#2

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$16,488 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,105 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 12 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Vermont University are $16,488, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at Northern Vermont University

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