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2023 Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

6 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Master’s” 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 North Carolina, there were 217 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Master’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general special education programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general special education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Master’s”.

Top 6 Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Master’s. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 29 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

Appalachian State also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Appalachian State supports 20,023 students, and 780 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 393 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,464. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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.

Full Appalachian State Veteran Student Life Report

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Master’s. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 1 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

NC State also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3.Of the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University, 1,102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. During this same period, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full NC State Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #3 spot on the list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Among the 30,146 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1,476 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,691. To help with additional expenses, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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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High Point University
High Point, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend High Point University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in High Point, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree vets studying teaching students with disabilities list, High Point has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 119 of the 5,617 students enrolled at High Point University were GI Bill® students, of which 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,813. To help with additional expenses, 44 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 High Point University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mount Olive. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Master’s list. Mount Olive, North Carolina 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 1 students in 2020-2021.

UMO also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #6.Of the 2,536 students enrolled at University of Mount Olive, 267 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 180 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,106. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Mount Olive does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Salem College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Master’s list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 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 5 students in 2020-2021.

Salem did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.According to our most recent data, Salem College supports 636 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 7 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,965. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 College Veteran Student Life Report

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