by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 24,497 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.
Across Alabama, there were 332 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 197 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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 Alabama”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Livingston, Alabama that handed out 106 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of West Alabama General Special Education Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Full Jacksonville State University General Special Education Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. UNA is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Special Education at University of North Alabama
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #4 spot on the list. AUM is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Auburn University at Montgomery
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama. University of South Alabama is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Alabama State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama ranking. Alabama State is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama ranking. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Alabama A & M University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama ranking. Alabama A & M University is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Special Education at Alabama A & M University
Samford University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama list. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 3 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
The University of Alabama came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Alabama ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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