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2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$25,313 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,539 Avg Salary

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

With 25,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the special ed doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Special Education

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $28,468 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Special Education at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Special Education at Ball State University Report

With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WMU are $26,248 a year.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree special education programs. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 per year.

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#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #8, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $27,739 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 287
Illinois 631
Ohio 484
Indiana 2,044
Wisconsin 288

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 8 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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