2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Kennesaw State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very large student population.
KSU Georgia graduate students pay an average of $21,174 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, KSU Georgia also did well on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Southeast Region . UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UGA also did well on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Georgia
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $21,983 per year.
Full Special Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great value for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.
Clemson also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.
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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FIU are $24,211 a year.
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University of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Florida
Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.
Auburn graduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Auburn is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.
UA graduate students pay an average of $30,940 in tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $29,546 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, VCU also did well on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Special Education at Virginia Commonwealth University Report
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,110 |
| Florida | 689 |
| Georgia | 398 |
| North Carolina | 194 |
| Tennessee | 146 |
| Kentucky | 428 |
| Louisiana | 82 |
| Alabama | 248 |
| South Carolina | 118 |
| Mississippi | 216 |
| Arkansas | 304 |
| West Virginia | 41 |
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Special Education Related Majors for Special Ed
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 13 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).
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