2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Master'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.
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The Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in the Far Western US Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Irvine is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Point Loma Nazarene University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 a year.
Brandman also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 49 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Gonzaga is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Out of the 49 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Whitworth graduate students pay an average of $12,456 in tuition and fees each year.
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Fresno Pacific University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fresno Pacific are $15,060 a year.
Fresno Pacific also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.
Read full report on Special Education at Fresno Pacific University
Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.
Seattle U also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #8, Notre Dame de Namur University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. NDNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Belmont.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NDNU are $15,894 per year.
Full Special Education at Notre Dame de Namur University Report
National University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.
California State University - Los Angeles came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Cal State LA graduate students pay an average of $17,723 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Special Education at California State University - Los Angeles Report
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 238 |
| Oregon | 234 |
| California | 2,861 |
| Nevada | 215 |
| Hawaii | 49 |
| Alaska | 52 |
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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
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 25 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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