Special education
Ranked in 2013, part of Best Education Schools
Special education programs prepare graduates to work with a broad range of challenges that students with special needs face. These are the top schools for programs in special education.
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| #3 |
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR |
$13,230 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,898 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 677 | |||||||||
| #1 |
Vanderbilt University (Peabody)
Nashville, TN |
$1,712 per credit (full-time) | 808 | |||||||||
| #8 |
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL |
$11,432 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,698 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 936 | |||||||||
| #5 |
University of Virginia (Curry)
Charlottesville, VA |
$13,278 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,602 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 949 | |||||||||
| #2 |
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS |
$330 per credit (in-state, full-time); $772 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 962 | |||||||||
| #7 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
$13,623 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,241 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 971 | |||||||||
| #11 |
University of Maryland–College Park
College Park, MD |
$551 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,188 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 986 | |||||||||
| #10 |
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, WI |
$11,839 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,166 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,010 | |||||||||
| #4 |
University of Texas–Austin
Austin, TX |
$8,402 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,338 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,225 | |||||||||
| #6 |
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL |
$449 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,249 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,268 | |||||||||
| #9 |
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN |
$14,570 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,320 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,880 | |||||||||
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