2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Washington
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 238 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named Gonzaga University the best value school in Washington for special education students working on their master’s degree. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.
Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.
Whitworth graduate students pay an average of $12,456 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Special Education at Whitworth University
The excellent master’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Washington. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.
Seattle U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $17,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UW Seattle also took the #5 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Eastern Washington 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 #6 on the list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EWU are $13,379 per year.
Full Special Education at Eastern Washington University Report
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 234 |
| California | 2,861 |
| Nevada | 215 |
| Hawaii | 49 |
| Alaska | 52 |
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Special Education Related Majors for Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Special Ed Concentrations
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 6 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).
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