2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education in Mississippi

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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 Mississippi, there were 269 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,875 and $23,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,787 and $15,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Mississippi” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in special education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in special education.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Mississippi”.

Top 4 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Special Education in Mississippi

1

Itawamba Community College
Fulton, Mississippi

#12 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Mississippi. Itawamba Community College is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Special Education at Itawamba Community College

2

Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson, Mississippi

#20 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Mississippi. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public institution located in Wesson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Special Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

2

Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Coahoma Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Coahoma Community College is located in Clarksdale, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Special Education at Coahoma Community College

2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi

#13 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Mississippi. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Special Education Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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