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2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$12,411 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education 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.

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 Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Special Education

$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. A-State is a large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

A-State also made our Best Special Education Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #5.

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$9,563 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCA are $9,563 per year.

UCA also made our Best Special Education Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #4.

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$9,512 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for special education students. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UA Little Rock are $9,512 a year.

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$9,310 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,310 a year.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Arkansas list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year.

UARK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Special Education Schools in Arkansas list.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR
$7,560 Average Tuition & Fees

Henderson State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Henderson State University are $7,560 a year.

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#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
$7,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Arkansas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Schools in Arkansas ranking. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATU are $7,900 a year.

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#8

Harding University

Searcy, AR
$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Harding University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value special education programs. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harding are $22,230 a year.

Harding also took the #1 spot in our Best Special Education Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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#9

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR
$28,924 Average Tuition & Fees

John Brown University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value special education programs. Located in the town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

JBU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

JBU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Special Education Schools in Arkansas list.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools 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

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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