2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 4th in Wisconsin. In fact, 598 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Wisconsin 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Wisconsin
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best value school in Wisconsin for special education students working on their master’s degree. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WLC are $10,080 a year.
WLC also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #1.
Read full report on Special Education at Wisconsin Lutheran College
Out of the 12 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW - Whitewater are $9,307 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Oshkosh are $9,260 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $12,175 per year.
Out of the 12 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Carroll U are $13,719 a year.
Carroll U also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #2.
University of Wisconsin - Superior ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Superior is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Superior.
UW - Superior graduate students pay an average of $9,260 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Superior
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Alverno College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Alverno graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Marian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marian are $11,286 a year.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
UWM graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,329 |
| Illinois | 1,153 |
| Indiana | 2,282 |
| Michigan | 607 |
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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 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 12 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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