by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Minnesota” ranking.
Special Education is the 29th most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Minnesota, there were 862 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,926 and $25,845 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 11 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Minnesota” ranking looked at 8 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 special ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Minnesota”.
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. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota associate degree special ed students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesabi Range College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Minnesota. Mesabi Range College is a public institution located in Virginia, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at Mesabi Range College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Minnesota list. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bloomington, Minnesota that handed out 5 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at Normandale Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Minnesota. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full St Cloud Technical and Community College Special Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Minnesota list. Ridgewater College is a small public school situated in Willmar, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Minnesota list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a medium-sized school located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus Special Education Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Inver Hills Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Special Education at Inver Hills Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Special Education Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
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