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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Arizona

6 Ranked Colleges
1,881 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in Arizona

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 Arizona” 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 Arizona, there were 2,554 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,743 and $29,232 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,881 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Arizona

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 441 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

Full ASU - Skysong Special Education Report

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 1,202 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at Grand Canyon University

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at NAU

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona master’s degree special ed students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Special Education Report

University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arizona ranking, coming in at #6. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 86 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at University of Phoenix - Arizona

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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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