2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England 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 New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 40 schools in the New England 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 New England Region
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 analysis found Fitchburg State University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.
Out of the 40 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Wenham, Gordon College 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 Gordon College are $6,400 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Providence graduate students pay an average of $9,750 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Providence is ranked #3 for overall quality for special ed in the New England Region .
The excellent master’s degree programs at Westfield State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the New England Region . Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Westfield are $6,696 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Westfield State University
The excellent master’s degree programs at Endicott College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the New England Region . Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.
Endicott also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Fairfield University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
Fairfield U graduate students pay an average of $19,498 in tuition and fees each year.
Fairfield U also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.
American International College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at AIC are $12,717 per year.
Read full report on Special Education at American International College
With a ranking of #8, Assumption University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
Assumption graduate students pay an average of $13,856 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Special Education at Assumption University
Bridgewater State 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 #9 on the list. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.
Bridgewater State graduate students pay an average of $11,397 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Special Education at Bridgewater State University
University of Saint Joseph 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. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ 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 USJ are $15,264 a year.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 412 |
| Massachusetts | 1,313 |
| Maine | 115 |
| Vermont | 49 |
| New Hampshire | 125 |
| Rhode Island | 142 |
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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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.
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