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2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$12,261 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,761 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, special education students earned 186 degrees and certificates from a North Dakota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Dakota 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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our analysis found Minot State University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Dakota. MSU is a small public school located in the town of Minot.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU are $10,263 a year.

MSU also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list, coming in at #3.

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#2

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMary are $13,304 per year.

UMary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

Full Special Education at University of Mary Report

#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

UND graduate students pay an average of $13,217 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Special Education at University of North Dakota

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges 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
Nebraska 362

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

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 3 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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