by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Connecticut, there were 414 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,001 and $27,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Connecticut” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Connecticut”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Special Education at Gateway Community College
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
