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2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$18,149 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,539 Avg Salary

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

Special Education is the #16 most popular major in California with 1,632 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Special Education

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

Full Special Education at University of California - Berkeley Report

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $13,036 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

Read full report on Special Education at University of California - Los Angeles

#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

USFCA graduate students pay an average of $27,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Special Education at University of San Francisco

#4

Chapman University

Orange, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chapman University is a great value for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chapman are $37,538 per year.

Full Special Education at Chapman University Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 90
Oregon 180
Nevada 147
Hawaii 28
Alaska 46

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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.

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