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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income Over $110k) in District of Columbia

2 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k” 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 District of Columbia, there were 93 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,400 and $39,516 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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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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 Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree special ed students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income Over $110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k. Gallaudet University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet University are $18,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Gallaudet University Special Education Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

Read full report on Special Education at GWU

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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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