2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
Special Education is the #17 most popular major in Alabama with 248 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of West Alabama the best value school in Alabama for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Alabama are $6,868 per year.
University of West Alabama also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #4.
Out of the 11 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $7,140 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Alabama. UAB is a very large public school located in the city of Birmingham.
UAB graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UAB also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #5.
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Out of the 11 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.
Auburn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Auburn University at Montgomery is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. AUM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Montgomery.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AUM are $8,344 a year.
The University of Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UA is ranked #2 for overall quality for special ed in Alabama.
University of South Alabama landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. USA is a large public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.
USA graduate students pay an average of $8,426 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Alabama State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Alabama State is a small public school located in the midsize city of Montgomery.
Alabama State graduate students pay an average of $10,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Jacksonville State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Jacksonville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Jacksonville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 per year.
Samford University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Samford graduate students pay an average of $21,575 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Samford also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #3.
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,110 |
| Florida | 689 |
| Georgia | 398 |
| North Carolina | 194 |
| Tennessee | 146 |
| Kentucky | 428 |
| Louisiana | 82 |
| 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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 11 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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