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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 District of Columbia 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 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 Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet University are $18,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at Gallaudet

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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