2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Georgia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 398 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Georgia 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia
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 Georgia Southwestern State University the best value school in Georgia for special education students working on their master’s degree. GSW is a small public school located in the distant town of Americus.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GSW are $4,892 a year.
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Out of the 12 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of West Georgia are $6,488 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia College & State University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Georgia College graduate students pay an average of $7,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Albany State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Albany.
Albany State graduate students pay an average of $5,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 12 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.
VSU graduate students pay an average of $6,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Kennesaw State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
KSU Georgia graduate students pay an average of $7,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UGA are $11,156 a year.
UGA also took the #3 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia rankings.
Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.
Columbus State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $8,170 per year.
Piedmont College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Piedmont College are $11,020 per year.
Piedmont College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia 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 |
| 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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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 12 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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