by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Oklahoma, there were 101 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,956 and $24,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,150 and $25,612 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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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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 Oklahoma” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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 Oklahoma”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma. This small school is located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #3 spot on the list. NWOSU is a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Special Education at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 9 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Special Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about Special Education at Oklahoma Baptist University
Oral Roberts University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma list. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Special Education at Oral Roberts University
Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma list. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Special Education Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Special Education at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma ranking. Located in Durant, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Special Education Report
East Central University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma list. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Tulsa landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Langston University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Oklahoma ranking. Langston University is a small school located in Langston, Oklahoma that handed out 0 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at Langston University
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