2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the New England Region 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. 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
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
Our analysis found Granite State College to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GSC are $9,015 per year. The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at GSC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,773.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GSC also is in the top 20% of our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Read full report on Special Education at Granite State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westfield are $17,219 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bridgewater State University is a great value for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bridgewater State are $16,872 per year. Special Ed majors at Bridgewater State take out an average of $23,793 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Read full report on Special Education at Bridgewater State University
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fitchburg State University is a great value for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fitchburg State are $16,735 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Fitchburg State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNHU are $15,380 per year.
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
SCSU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,286 in tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $174, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Full Special Education at Southern Connecticut State University Report
University of Maine at Farmington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMaine Farmington is a small public school located in the town of Farmington.
UMaine Farmington undergraduate students pay an average of $20,780 in tuition and fees each year.
Salve Regina University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree special education programs. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Salve Regina undergraduate students pay an average of $44,200 in tuition and fees each year.
Salve Regina also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
Rhode Island College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RIC are $25,900 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, special ed majors at RIC accumulate an average of around $28,936 in student debt.
Boston University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston U are $59,816 per year.
Boston U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 412 |
| Massachusetts | 1,313 |
| Maine | 115 |
| Vermont | 49 |
| New Hampshire | 125 |
| Rhode Island | 142 |
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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 23 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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