2023 Best Value Special Education Associate Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Associate Degree School for You
With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Special Education Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Itawamba Community College the best value school in the United States for special education students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.
ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,360 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MDC are $9,661 per year.
The excellent associate degree programs at Lehigh Carbon Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,060 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stark State College is a great value for special education students working on their associate degree. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stark State College are $7,406 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Stark State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Associate Degree Schools list. UC Clermont College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Batavia.
UC Clermont College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,198 in tuition and fees each year.
College of Southern Nevada did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CSN undergraduate students pay an average of $11,534 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at CSN take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,821.
Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Associate Degree Schools list. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FSCJ are $9,631 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Florida State College at Jacksonville
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree special education programs. RCSJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Sewell.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RCSJ are $5,550 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
Gateway Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Community College are $13,448 per year.
With a ranking of #10, Northern Vermont University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Vermont University are $26,892 a year.
Full Special Education at Northern Vermont University Report
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Special Ed Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.
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