by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 24,497 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,824 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major” ranking, we looked at 449 colleges that offer a degree in general special education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general special education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The teaching students with disabilities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University of Puerto Rico. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major. Located in Bayamon, , this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Joseph’s College - New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. St. Joseph’s College - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 139 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Christian College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. This small school is located in Palos Heights, Illinois, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about General Special Education at Trinity Christian
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hastings College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. This small school is located in Hastings, Nebraska, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rio Grande. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Located in Rio Grande, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at University of Rio Grande
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 131 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Northern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Aberdeen, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bluffton University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Bluffton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at Bluffton University
With a ranking of #9, St. Bonaventure University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Saint Bonaventure, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Bonaventure University General Special Education Report
Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Millersville is a medium-sized school located in Millersville, Pennsylvania that handed out 73 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at Millersville University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #11, Cabrini University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. This small school is located in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at Cabrini University
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cheyney University of Pennsylvania General Special Education Report
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Kutztown University is a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Kutztown University
South Georgia State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #14. South Georgia State College is a public institution located in Douglas, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at South Georgia State College
York College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. York College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in York, Nebraska. It awarded 3 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Keuka College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Keuka College is located in Keuka Park, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Special Education at Keuka College
Fontbonne University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Grove City College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Grove City College is located in Grove City, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Special Education at Grove City College
With a ranking of #19, American University of Puerto Rico did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Located in Manati, , this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at AUPR Manati
With a ranking of #20, Nazareth College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Nazareth is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking, coming in at #21. Grace College and Theological Seminary is located in Winona Lake, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at Grace College and Theological Seminary
SUNY Fredonia landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. SUNY Fredonia is a public institution located in Fredonia, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at SUNY Fredonia
Wayne State College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. This small school is located in Wayne, Nebraska, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Puerto Rico - Cayey ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major list. Located in Cayey, , this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at University of Puerto Rico - Cayey
University of Maine at Farmington came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major ranking. Farmington, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at University of Maine at Farmington
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Chadron State College | Chadron, NE |
| 52 | Bayamon Central University | Bayamón, PR |
| 53 | Roberts Wesleyan College | Rochester, NY |
| 54 | New Mexico Highlands University | Las Vegas, NM |
| 55 | Concordia University, Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 56 | Asbury University | Wilmore, KY |
| 57 | Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, IN |
| 58 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Fajardo | Fajardo, PR |
| 59 | Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven, CT |
| 60 | University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh | Oshkosh, WI |
| 61 | Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 62 | Lander University | Greenwood, SC |
| 63 | Western Governors University | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 64 | Muskingum University | New Concord, OH |
| 65 | Peru State College | Peru, NE |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | University of South Carolina - Aiken | Aiken, SC |
| 67 | Mayville State University | Mayville, ND |
| 68 | Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater, MA |
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