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2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$7,114 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nebraska. With 362 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Nebraska 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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Special Education

#1

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Wayne State College the best value school in Nebraska for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

WSC graduate students pay an average of $5,412 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WSC also took the #3 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $7,751 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $7,752 per year.

Full Special Education at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Nebraska. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNK are $7,542 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Concordia University, Nebraska graduate students pay an average of $8,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 539
Kansas 444
Minnesota 846
Iowa 180
South Dakota 94
North Dakota 186

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

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 5 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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