by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in the Plains States Region” ranking.
General Special Education is the 36th most popular major in the country with 24,497 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,923 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 479 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 49 colleges that offered 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hastings College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Hastings, Nebraska, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern State University is a public institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Full Northern State University General Special Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region. York College is a small school located in York, Nebraska that handed out 3 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at York College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fontbonne University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region list. Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 11 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 full report on General Special Education at Fontbonne University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region. Wayne State College is a public institution located in Wayne, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mount Marty University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mount Marty is located in Yankton, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Mount Marty University General Special Education Report
Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marshall, Minnesota. It awarded 15 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Southwest Minnesota State University
With a ranking of #8, Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Dakota Wesleyan University General Special Education Report
With a ranking of #9, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 16 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Chadron State College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Chadron State College is a small school located in Chadron, Nebraska that handed out 10 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Chadron State College
Peru State College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Peru, Nebraska, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Mayville State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mayville, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Mayville State University
Black Hills State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region list. BHSU is a small school located in Spearfish, South Dakota that handed out 8 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Augsburg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region list. Augsburg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at Augsburg University
University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Doane University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Crete, Nebraska 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 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read more about General Special Education at Doane University
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato General Special Education Report
Augustana University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sioux Falls, South Dakota 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 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 full report on General Special Education at Augustana University
Morningside College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Morningside is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Winona State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 full report on General Special Education at Winona State University
Southeast Missouri State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 24 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University General Special Education Report
Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region list. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 #23, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 25 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 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at St. Cloud State University
Martin Luther College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Martin Luther College is located in New Ulm, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on General Special Education at Martin Luther College
Missouri Valley College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Marshall, Missouri 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 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Missouri Valley College
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