2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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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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 the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the special ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
WLC graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in tuition and fees each year.
WLC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ashland University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Illinois State University
The excellent master’s degree programs at Spring Arbor University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Muskingum University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Muskingum are $10,350 a year.
With a ranking of #6, Trinity Christian College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Trinity Christian is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Palos Heights.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity Christian are $10,708 per year.
Carroll University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Carroll U graduate students pay an average of $13,719 in tuition and fees each year.
Carroll U also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Concordia University, Chicago 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.
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Youngstown State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Youngstown State University
Northern Illinois University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Northern Illinois University
Baldwin Wallace 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 #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Special Education at Baldwin Wallace University
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Special Education students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Concordia University, Wisconsin | Mequon, WI |
| 13 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville, IL |
| 14 | Alverno College | Milwaukee, WI |
| 15 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,329 |
| Illinois | 1,153 |
| Indiana | 2,282 |
| Michigan | 607 |
| Wisconsin | 598 |
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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 Majors Related 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).
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