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 Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey” 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 New Jersey, there were 799 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,474 and $24,418 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 583 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 19 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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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree special ed students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey City University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey. New Jersey City University is a public institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 76 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. The College of New Jersey is a public institution located in Ewing, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 76 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 87 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centenary University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. Hackettstown, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school situated in Wayne, New Jersey. It awarded 49 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read full report on Special Education at William Paterson University
Georgian Court University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. Georgian Court University is located in Lakewood, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
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%.
College of Saint Elizabeth came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey ranking. Morristown, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Caldwell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. Caldwell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Caldwell, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Peter’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. This small school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 14 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at Saint Peter’s College
Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #10. Mahwah, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Special Education at Ramapo College of New Jersey
With a ranking of #11, Monmouth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. Located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Rowan University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey ranking. Rowan is a public institution located in Glassboro, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 masters’s degrees 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%.
Felician University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #13. Lodi, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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With a ranking of #15, Rider University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Seton Hall University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Montclair State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. Montclair State is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 17 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Special Education at Montclair State University
With a ranking of #18, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. Teaneck, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Special Education Report
With a ranking of #19, Bloomfield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Jersey list. This small school is located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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