2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
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 Arkansas. In fact, 351 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
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 Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Arkansas 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 Arkansas
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Special Education
Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at A-State are $6,422 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, A-State is ranked #5 for overall quality for special ed in Arkansas.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $6,773 per year.
UCA also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Henderson State University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Henderson State University are $6,930 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UARK are $9,018 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UARK is ranked #3 for overall quality for special ed in Arkansas.
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Out of the 8 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
ATU graduate students pay an average of $7,037 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Harding University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harding are $11,080 per year.
Harding also took the #2 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.
UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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John Brown University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.
JBU graduate students pay an average of $13,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, JBU is ranked #1 for overall quality for special ed in Arkansas.
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 608 |
| Tennessee | 354 |
| North Carolina | 477 |
| Georgia | 550 |
| Florida | 1,103 |
| Virginia | 1,238 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
| South Carolina | 266 |
| Louisiana | 103 |
| Mississippi | 269 |
| Alabama | 437 |
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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
Majors Similar 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 8 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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