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2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,400 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 82 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #40 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Louisiana 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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Special Education

Our analysis found Louisiana Tech University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $7,959 per year.

Louisiana Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southeastern are $8,768 a year.

Full Special Education at Southeastern Louisiana University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Louisiana. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UL Lafayette graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Special Education at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $13,031 per year.

Louisiana State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

Full Special Education at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NSU are $9,614 a year.

Full Special Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana Report

Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at XULA are $12,900 per year.

Full Special Education at Xavier University of Louisiana Report

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
Alabama 248
South Carolina 118
Mississippi 216
Arkansas 304
West Virginia 41

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 6 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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