2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Plains States Region 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. 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 Plains States 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 Northwestern College to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NWC are $6,360 per year.
NWC also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
Read full report on Special Education at Northwestern College
The excellent master’s degree programs at Morningside College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Morningside graduate students pay an average of $6,516 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Special Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwest Missouri State University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.
Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Minot State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Plains States Region . MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.
MSU graduate students pay an average of $10,263 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, MSU also did well on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #6, Wayne State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.
WSC graduate students pay an average of $9,597 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WSC also did well on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #7, Buena Vista University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BVU are $9,936 per year.
BVU also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #7, Bemidji State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,586 per year.
Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.
Full Special Education at Concordia University, Nebraska Report
With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Saint Paul 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 Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Special Education at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 539 |
| Kansas | 444 |
| Minnesota | 846 |
| Iowa | 180 |
| South Dakota | 94 |
| North Dakota | 186 |
| Nebraska | 362 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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