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2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$32,977 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,539 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 25,158 special education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SRU are $18,216 per year.

Full Special Education at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Duquesne graduate students pay an average of $24,534 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Teachers College also is in the top 5% of our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

Full Special Education at George Washington University Report

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree special education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Special Education at Syracuse University Report

Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,568
Pennsylvania 1,024
Maryland 224
New Jersey 660
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 155

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Special Ed

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 6 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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