2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Nevada, there were 274 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,300 and $23,375 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $84,833 and $191,671 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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 Doctorate in Nevada For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for nevada doctor’s degree special ed students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Nevada (With Aid)

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 7 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962.

Read full report on Special Education at UNLV

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Special Education Report

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (With Aid)

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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