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2023 Most Focused Colleges for General Special Education in Washington

11 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Special Education is the 36th most popular major in the country with 24,497 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Washington, there were 223 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general special education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general special education.

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Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington teaching students with disabilities students.

Top 11 Most Focused Colleges for General Special Education in Washington

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Whitworth University
Spokane, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitworth University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 21 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Special Education at Whitworth

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 87 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Special Education at Western Washington University

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Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington list. Gonzaga University is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 22 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Gonzaga General Special Education Report

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Saint Martin's University
Lacey, Washington

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Martin’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Martin’s is a small school located in Lacey, Washington that handed out 5 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 full report on General Special Education at Saint Martin’s

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Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington. EWU is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 24 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Special Education at Eastern Washington University

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Central Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington ranking. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

Full Central Washington University General Special Education Report

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Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington

Seattle Pacific University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington ranking. Seattle Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 4 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 SPU

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington ranking. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Seattle University
Seattle, Washington

Seattle University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Special Education at Seattle University

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Washington State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington ranking. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified ’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Washington State University General Special Education Report

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Heritage University
Toppenish, Washington

Heritage University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Washington ranking. Toppenish, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Read full report on General Special Education at Heritage University

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