2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, special education students earned 1,238 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
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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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Virginia 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Special Education
Our analysis found James Madison University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.
JMU graduate students pay an average of $12,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
GMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Lynchburg. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.
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Old Dominion University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.
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Virginia Commonwealth 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 #7 on the list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.
VCU graduate students pay an average of $15,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Marymount University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.
Marymount graduate students pay an average of $21,016 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Regent University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges 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 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
| South Carolina | 266 |
| Arkansas | 351 |
| Louisiana | 103 |
| Mississippi | 269 |
| Alabama | 437 |
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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
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 9 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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