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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,365 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,510 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 117 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in the Southeast Region

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Georgetown College
Georgetown, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region. Georgetown College is located in Georgetown, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

Full Georgetown College General Special Education Report

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University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Livingston, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 106 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of West Alabama

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 243 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Special Education at UWF

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Averett University
Danville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Averett University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Danville, Virginia, and it awarded 12 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Averett University General Special Education Report

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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 326 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Special Education at GMU

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University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, Kentucky

University of the Cumberlands ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. University of the Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 112 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Cumberlands General Special Education Report

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Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Salem College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full Salem General Special Education Report

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Radford University
Radford, Virginia

With a ranking of #8, Radford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Radford, Virginia, and it awarded 61 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Special Education at Radford

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Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi

With a ranking of #9, Mississippi College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. Clinton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Mississippi College General Special Education Report

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Kentucky State University
Frankfort, Kentucky

Kentucky State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

Full KY State General Special Education Report

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Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, Tennessee

Carson - Newman University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Special Education at Carson - Newman

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Georgia Southwestern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Americus, Georgia, and it awarded 14 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 more about General Special Education at Georgia Southwestern State University

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Southeastern University
Lakeland, Florida

Southeastern University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. SEU is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Special Education at SEU

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Union College Kentucky
Barbourville, Kentucky

With a ranking of #14, Union College Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. Union College Kentucky is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Special Education at Union College

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee

Lipscomb University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 24 masters’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Special Education at Lipscomb University

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Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, Georgia

Georgia College & State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Full Georgia College General Special Education Report

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Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama

Jacksonville State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 26 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Jacksonville State University General Special Education Report

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Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee

Freed-Hardeman University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Henderson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Freed-Hardeman University General Special Education Report

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Winthrop University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Special Education at Winthrop

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 288 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

Full Liberty University General Special Education Report

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University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia

University of West Georgia ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 33 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of West Georgia

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Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia

Columbus State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbus State University is a public institution located in Columbus, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full CSU General Special Education Report

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Regent University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Special Education at Regent University

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University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia

University of Lynchburg landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’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%. 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.

Full Lynchburg General Special Education Report

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Piedmont College
Demorest, Georgia

Piedmont College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Demorest, Georgia. It awarded 10 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full Piedmont College General Special Education Report

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