by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 North Carolina, there were 477 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,683 and $23,542 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,744 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 2 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in North Carolina” list to help you make the college decision.
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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree special ed students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #1 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Special Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in North Carolina list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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