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General Special Education is the 36th most popular major in the country with 24,497 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 1,017 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 845 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Averett University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Danville, Virginia, and it awarded 12 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 326 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 Radford University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia. Radford University is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #4 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 288 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
University of Lynchburg ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia list. University of Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s 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 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%.
Old Dominion University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia list. Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
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Randolph College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia list. Randolph College is a small school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 1 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Read more about General Special Education at Randolph College
With a ranking of #9, Marymount University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia list. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 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%.
With a ranking of #10, James Madison University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full James Madison University General Special Education Report
Virginia Commonwealth University 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 Virginia ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Virginia list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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