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2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$26,479 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,087 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #31 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Special Education Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Special Education

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD
$10,464 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Towson University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $10,464 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD
$46,336 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McDaniel College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at McDaniel are $46,336 a year.

McDaniel not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Special Education Schools in Maryland list.

Full Special Education at McDaniel College Report

$39,745 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Notre Dame of Maryland University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Maryland. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

NDMU undergraduate students pay an average of $39,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $10,955 per year.

UMCP also took the #2 spot in our Best Special Education Schools in Maryland rankings.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Maryland - College Park

#5

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD
$44,750 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount St Mary’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Maryland list. Located in the town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The Mount are $44,750 a year.

Full Special Education at Mount St Mary’s University Report

#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 a year.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Special Education Schools in Maryland list.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,568
Pennsylvania 1,024
New Jersey 660
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 155

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Special Ed

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.

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