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2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$15,833 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,520 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 2,282 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Indiana to see which bachelor's 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year. Special Ed majors at Purdue take out an average of $20,007 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Purdue also took the #1 spot in our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Southeast is a great value for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the large suburb of New Albany.

Indiana University - Southeast undergraduate students pay an average of $7,827 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Special Education at Indiana University - Southeast Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IU Bloomington are $11,333 a year.

IU Bloomington did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ball State are $10,290 a year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $278, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Ball State also made our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #3.

Full Special Education at Ball State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public school with a small student population.

Indiana University - South Bend undergraduate students pay an average of $7,827 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Southern Indiana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the suburb of Evansville, USI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

USI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,509 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #7, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indiana State are $9,598 a year.

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#8

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Vincennes University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree special education programs. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Vincennes.

Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,449 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree special education programs. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona Lake.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grace College are $25,044 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, special ed majors at Grace College accumulate an average of around $18,523 in student debt.

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#9

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

Huntington University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the town of Huntington, Huntington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Huntington are $28,192 a year.

Huntington also made our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,329
Illinois 1,153
Michigan 607
Wisconsin 598

Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Special Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

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 14 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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