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2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$14,958 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,539 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 4th in Illinois. In fact, 1,153 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right 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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $9,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Special Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.

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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
Indiana 2,282
Michigan 607
Wisconsin 598

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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