2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
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 District of Columbia. With 101 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia 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.
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 District of Columbia
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named Trinity Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity College are $14,850 per year.
Trinity College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
The excellent master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.
GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The American University graduate students pay an average of $38,456 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Howard are $34,326 per year.
Howard also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 799 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,854 |
| New York | 4,329 |
| Maryland | 416 |
| Delaware | 165 |
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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 4 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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