2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in Indiana

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Indiana, there were 1,898 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,455 and $26,117 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the special education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in Indiana

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Special Education Report

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$26,204 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ball State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at Ball State

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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