2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in Rhode Island
3Colleges
22,005Bachelor's Degrees
$37,335Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Special Education School for You
Special Education is the #43 most popular major in Rhode Island with 22,005 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 0.4% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in Rhode Island ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in special ed. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. Instead, we are looking at those special ed schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
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 list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Featured Special Education Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Use traditional, innovative and research-based approaches to learn about the instructional and transitional demands of children with special needs in this specialized online MEd from Southern New Hampshire University.
The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rhode Island College. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best value list, RIC has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Special Education Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at RIC is 4.7 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $29,817. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from RIC be around $140,140. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Salve Regina University landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value special education schools. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport. Salve Regina also took the #3 spot in our Best Special Education Schools in Rhode Island rankings.
At Salve Regina, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $40,885. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Salve Regina is $166,811. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Providence College. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence. Providence did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Schools in Rhode Island list.
At Providence, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.0 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $41,304. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Providence is $166,868. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Special Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
Special Education is the #43 most popular major in Rhode Island with 22,005 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 0.4% were from a college or university in the state.
