2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States region, there were 2,615 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,100 and $26,291 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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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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 the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Special Education Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#4 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at Iowa

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 6 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at SLU

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at KU

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#5 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read more about Special Education at Kansas State University

• 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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