2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 304 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Arkansas 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 Arkansas
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for special education students working on their master’s degree. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at A-State are $6,422 a year.
A-State also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #5.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCA are $6,773 a year.
UCA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Henderson State University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Henderson State University are $6,930 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $9,018 per year.
UARK also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.
Out of the 8 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ATU are $7,037 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Harding University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harding are $11,080 per year.
Harding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA Little Rock are $7,594 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JBU are $13,920 a year.
JBU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges 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 |
| Alabama | 248 |
| South Carolina | 118 |
| Mississippi | 216 |
| 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 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).
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