by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 36,792 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,679 and had an average of $24,977 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 7,683 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,373 and $25,770 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their special education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Schnecksville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s special ed degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Lehigh Carbon Community College Special Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cumberland County College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cumberland County College is a small school located in Vineland, New Jersey that handed out 1 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in Sewell, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Edinboro, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s special ed degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s special ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, 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.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baltimore City Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
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