by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Wisconsin, there were 710 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,559 and $26,911 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 310 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #1 spot on the list. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 85 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carthage College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin list. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school situated in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It awarded 48 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #4 spot on the list. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin. UW - Stout is a medium-sized school located in Menomonie, Wisconsin that handed out 19 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Mequon, Wisconsin. It awarded 9 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Special Education at Concordia University, Wisconsin
Marian University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin list. Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #10. UWM is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin ranking. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Special Education Report
Edgewood College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Carroll University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin list. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It awarded 36 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Parkside ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin list. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Maranatha Baptist University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Wisconsin list. MBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Watertown, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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