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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Idaho, there were 105 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,121 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

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

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 3 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at University of Idaho

#2

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,193 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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