2026 Best Value Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in Oregon
[Other Special Education & Teaching](/majors/education/special-education/special-education-and-teaching-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for other special education & teaching students.
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2026 Best Value Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in Oregon
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other special education & teaching, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Other Special Education & Teaching Schools
For return on investment in other special education & teaching, no school beat Western Oregon University this year. Western Oregon University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Monmouth. Students from in state pay about $11,514 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $32,169. Students borrow a median of $24,166 to complete the other special education & teaching program here. Early-career other special education & teaching graduates make about $39,436. That is a strong return on a $24,166 median debt. Roughly 98% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Pacific University earned it the #2 place for other special education & teaching. Set in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $56,374. Typical student debt for other special education & teaching graduates is $26,170. Other Special Education & Teaching graduates of Pacific University earn a median of $53,398 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $26,170 median debt. Pacific University admits about 90% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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