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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k

3 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor's in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Rhode Island, there were 147 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,033 and $24,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in Rhode Island

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. The yearly cost to attend Rhode Island College is $15,816 for Rhode Island Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rhode island bachelor’s degree special ed students whose families make $75-$110k list, Providence has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. It costs about $30,551 for Rhode Island Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Providence College.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Newport, Rhode Island, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Salve Regina did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. It costs about $32,863 for Rhode Island Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Salve Regina University.

The low student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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%.

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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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