2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Oregon (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Oregon, there were 317 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,500 and $34,061 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at Portland State University

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 9 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oregon doctor’s degree special ed students with aid list, UO has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at UO

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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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