by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Special Education is the 36th most popular major in the country with 24,497 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Ohio, there were 735 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 286 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in general special education. That schools that top this list have a program in general special education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Muskingum University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio. Located in New Concord, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Vernon Nazarene University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lourdes University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio. Lourdes University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sylvania, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 35 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ursuline College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio list. Ursuline College is a small school located in Pepper Pike, Ohio that handed out 5 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Ashland University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Ashland, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Antioch University - Midwest did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio list. Located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Miami University - Oxford landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 22 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Otterbein University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio list. Otterbein University is a small school located in Westerville, Ohio that handed out 4 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Kent State University at Kent came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio ranking. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 30 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio list. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 18 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Youngstown State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Dayton landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio ranking. UDayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 13 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio ranking. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Rio Grande did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #18. University of Rio Grande is located in Rio Grande, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
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