2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
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.
The Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 118 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cabrini University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.
Cabrini University graduate students pay an average of $2,318 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 118 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 per year.
University of Scranton also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McDaniel College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at McDaniel are $9,568 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wilmington University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 per year.
Wilson College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Located in the small city of Chambersburg, Wilson 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 Wilson are $9,990 a year.
Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Located in the town of New Wilmington, Westminster New Wilmington 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 Westminster New Wilmington are $13,170 a year.
Westminster New Wilmington also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Special Education at Westminster College Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #8, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.
TCNJ graduate students pay an average of $15,031 in tuition and fees each year.
TCNJ not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
With a ranking of #9, Holy Family University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family 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 Holy Family are $12,181 a year.
Marywood 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 #10 on the list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 a year.
Montclair State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.
Montclair State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Read full report on Special Education at Montclair State University
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.
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Touro College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Touro graduate students pay an average of $13,258 in tuition and fees each year.
Rowan 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 #14 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.
Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.
Rowan also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Saint Joseph’s 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 #15 on the list. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 per year.
St. Joe’s excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
With a ranking of #16, Centenary University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary 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 Centenary are $17,550 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Centenary also did well on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 per year.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Shippensburg, PA |
| 18 | Trinity Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 20 | Dominican College of Blauvelt | Orangeburg, NY |
| 21 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 22 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 23 | Mount St Mary’s University | Emmitsburg, MD |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 799 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,854 |
| New York | 4,329 |
| Maryland | 416 |
| District of Columbia | 101 |
| Delaware | 165 |
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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 26 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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