by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 5,866 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,190 and $24,022 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,152 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 139 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in special education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree special ed students.
Out of the 139 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Georgetown, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 86 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carlos Albizu University - Miami. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Special Education at Carlos Albizu University - Miami
Out of the 139 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Carey University landed the #3 spot on the list. William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 85 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Livingston, Alabama, and it awarded 106 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 139 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 243 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
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Florida Memorial University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Memorial University is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Special Education at Florida Memorial University
Mississippi College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 59 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 Mississippi College
Converse College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 14 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Averett University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Averett University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Virginia. It awarded 12 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
George Mason University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 326 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 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 156 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Special Education at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
University of the Cumberlands came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Williamsburg, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.
Salem College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Salem is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Radford University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Radford is a medium-sized public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 61 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Kentucky State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Welch College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Welch is a small school located in Gallatin, Tennessee that handed out 2 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Francis Marion University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florence, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Georgia College & State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia College & State University is a medium-sized school located in Milledgeville, Georgia that handed out 42 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Special Education at Georgia College & State University
Carson - Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Georgia Southwestern State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Southwestern State University is a public institution located in Americus, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read full report on Special Education at Georgia Southwestern State University
Southeastern University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Kentucky University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 69 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at Eastern Kentucky University
With a ranking of #23, Union College Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Union College Kentucky is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Bethune - Cookman University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethune - Cookman University is a small school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 10 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at Bethune - Cookman University
Lipscomb University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lipscomb is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Special Education at Lipscomb University
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