2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in Rhode Island

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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 Rhode Island, there were 147 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,033 and $24,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 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 Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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

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

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$16,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$56,234 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the #1 spot on the list. Rhode Island College is a medium-sized public school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 37 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island College are $16,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at Rhode Island College

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at URI

#3

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island

$9,750 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

Providence also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Providence College are $9,750.

Full Providence Special Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’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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