by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Southeast region, there were 5,866 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,190 and $24,022 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,802 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 155 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. That schools that top this list have a program in special education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree special ed students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Peace University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region. WPU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 155 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Georgia State College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Douglas, Georgia, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Special Education at Morehead State University
Out of the 155 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Andrews University landed the #4 spot on the list. St. Andrews University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Laurinburg, North Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mars Hill University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #6, Athens State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Athens, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Special Education at Athens State University
Erskine College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Due West, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Anderson, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read full report on Special Education at Anderson University South Carolina
Bellarmine University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Bellarmine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Converse College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Converse is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Asbury University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wilmore, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Georgia Gwinnett College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Georgia Gwinnett College is a fairly large school located in Lawrenceville, Georgia that handed out 21 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Lander University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenwood, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Aiken ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Aiken, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Alabama A & M University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. AAMU is a medium-sized school located in Normal, Alabama that handed out 12 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Nicholls State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Barton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Barton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilson, North Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Trinity Baptist College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of West Florida landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of West Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 60 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at The University of West Florida
With a ranking of #20, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Special Education Report
With a ranking of #22, Murray State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #23, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Special Education at Columbia College South Carolina
Carson - Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Carson - Newman University is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 ranking of #25, Brescia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Brescia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 2 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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