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.

Rankings			Overall Education School Program Data
Rank	School name	Tuition	Total enrollment	Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students	Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students
#1	Vanderbilt University (Peabody)  Nashville, TN	$1,712 per credit (full-time)	808	Locked	Locked
#2	University of Kansas  Lawrence, KS	$330 per credit (in-state, full-time); $772 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)	962	Locked	Locked
#3	University of Oregon  Eugene, OR	$13,230 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,898per year (out-of-state, full-time)	677	Locked	Locked
#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	Locked	Locked
#5	University of Virginia (Curry)  Charlottesville, VA	$13,278 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,602per year (out-of-state, full-time)	949	Locked	Locked
#6	University of Florida  Gainesville, FL	$449 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,249 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)	1,268	Locked	Locked
#7	University of Washington  Seattle, WA	$13,623 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,241per year (out-of-state, full-time)	971	Locked	Locked
#8	University of Illinois–​Urbana-​Champaign  Champaign, IL	$11,432 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,698per year (out-of-state, full-time)	936	Locked	Locked
#9	University of Minnesota–​Twin Cities  Minneapolis, MN	$14,570 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,320per year (out-of-state, full-time)	1,880	Locked	Locked
#10	University of Wisconsin–​Madison  Madison, WI	$11,839 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,166per year (out-of-state, full-time)	1,010	Locked	Locked
#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