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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$19,419 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 Nebraska. With 362 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Nebraska 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

Our analysis found Chadron State College to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Nebraska. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public school with a small student population.

Chadron State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,178 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Chadron State College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Full Special Education at Chadron State College Report

#2

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Out of the 10 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSC are $7,428 per year. The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at WSC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,226.

WSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $9,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, special ed majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $24,632 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $337.

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

Read full report on Special Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Out of the 10 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNK are $7,940 per year.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Nebraska at Kearney

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Special Ed majors at UNOMAHA take out an average of $23,153 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UNOMAHA also took the #5 spot in our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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#6

Peru State College

Peru, NE

With a ranking of #6, Peru State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Peru State are $7,800 a year.

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#7

Hastings College

Hastings, NE

With a ranking of #7, Hastings College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Hastings, Hastings is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hastings are $33,590 per year.

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

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#8

Doane University

Crete, NE

With a ranking of #8, Doane University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.

Doane Crete undergraduate students pay an average of $37,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Nebraska Wesleyan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWU are $38,334 per year.

Read full report on Special Education at Nebraska Wesleyan University

Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia University, Nebraska are $36,310 a year.

Full Special Education at Concordia University, Nebraska Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 539
Kansas 444
Minnesota 846
Iowa 180
South Dakota 94
North Dakota 186

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Special Ed

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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