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2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in New Hampshire

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$19,362 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,967 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

With 99 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #27 most popular major in New Hampshire.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Special Education Schools in New Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Hampshire 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.

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 Schools in New Hampshire

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

Best New Hampshire Schools for Affordable Quality in Special Education

#1

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Our 2023 rankings named Granite State College the best value school in New Hampshire for special education students. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

GSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,791 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Special Education Schools in New Hampshire list.

Full Special Education at Granite State College Report

#2

Keene State College

Keene, NH
$14,638 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Keene State is a small public school located in the distant town of Keene.

Keene State undergraduate students pay an average of $14,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Special Education at Keene State College Report

#3

Rivier University

Nashua, NH
$35,512 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rivier University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in New Hampshire. Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rivier are $35,512 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rivier is ranked #2 for overall quality for special ed in New Hampshire.

Full Special Education at Rivier University Report

$14,492 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Plymouth State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in New Hampshire list. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Plymouth State are $14,492 per year.

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$15,380 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Special Education at Southern New Hampshire University

Antioch University - New England ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in New Hampshire list. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Keene.

Antioch University - New England also made our Best Special Education Schools in New Hampshire list, coming in at #5.

Full Special Education at Antioch University - New England Report

#7

New England College

Henniker, NH
$28,360 Average Tuition & Fees

New England College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Schools in New Hampshire ranking. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

NEC undergraduate students pay an average of $28,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,231
Connecticut 325
Rhode Island 50
Maine 91
Vermont 45

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 7 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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