Schools around the country with online PhD in special education programs have a median tuition of $7,692 per year. The median tuition has increased by 18.7% in recent years. The median tuition each year was $6,480 at these online schools in 2007.
The range of tuition at colleges offering online special education programs at the PhD level from most to least expensive is shown in the following chart:
| Tuition Level | Number of Schools |
|---|---|
| Cheapest | 4 |
| Low cost | 4 |
| Average cost | 4 |
| Most expensive | 4 |
Tuition of more than $8,493 annually is charged by the most expensive colleges and universities with online PhD in special education programs. The cheapest colleges and universities, however, have tuition ranging from $2,870 to $3,530 per annum. The most inexpensive accredited online special education PhD schools are located in Florida and North Carolina.
- Doctor of Education in Special Education – Urban Education
- PhD in Special Education
- Doctor of Education in Special Education – Conflict Resolution
- Doctor of Education in Special Education – Community College Leadership
- Doctor of Education in Special Education – Brain Based Leadership
- Doctor of Education in Special Education – Charter School Education Leadership
- Doctor of Education in Special Education – Adult Education
- Doctor of Education in Special Education – School Business Leadership
- Doctor of Education in Special Education – Applied Behavior Analysis
- Doctor of Education in Special Education – Autism
In 2011, roughly 28% of special education graduates with PhD from online colleges across the country earned credentials from these reasonably priced programs. This represents 150,055 of the 530,561 graduates from across the country. Between 2006 and 2011, the number of special education graduates with doctoral programs from the least expensive online schools has increased by 18,615 graduates per year, while the percentage of graduates from these schools has also increased.
Other somewhat more expensive cost online special education doctorate degree program schools charge students tuition ranging from $4,680 to $7,508 each year. Of the 16 online colleges and universities offering PhD in special education programs in the nation, 4 charge tuition in this range.
A reported 95,062 students earned their degrees and certificates from these affordable online programs in 2011. This is 18% of the nation’s special education PhD level graduates. In 2006, which was a short 5 years earlier, only 92,896 students graduated from these colleges and universities. Thus, the number of graduates from these low tuition online colleges has increased by 2%.
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