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2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$19,820 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,376 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

With 28 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #13 most popular major in Hawaii.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in Hawaii ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Hawaii to see which 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.

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 Schools in Hawaii

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

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality in Special Education

$12,186 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Hawaii at Manoa to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in Hawaii. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

UH Manoa undergraduate students pay an average of $12,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UH Manoa also made our Best Special Education Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #1.

Full Special Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

$27,454 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Chaminade University of Honolulu helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Hawaii. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chaminade University of Honolulu are $27,454 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Chaminade University of Honolulu is ranked #2 for overall quality for special ed in Hawaii.

Full Special Education at Chaminade University of Honolulu 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
California 1,632
Washington 90
Oregon 180
Nevada 147
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 2 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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