2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in West Virginia (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 West Virginia, there were 82 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,400 and $32,868 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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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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 Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in West Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,964 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #1 spot on the list. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

Marshall University also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Marshall University Special Education Report

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,458 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full West Virginia University Special Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’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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