by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Kentucky” 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 Kentucky, there were 621 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,335 and $26,555 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 391 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in special education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their special education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky” 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky list. Georgetown, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 86 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 University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 112 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kentucky State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Frankfort, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 69 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union College Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky list. Located in Barbourville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Spalding University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky list. Spalding University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 6 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Campbellsville University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large school located in Campbellsville, Kentucky that handed out 30 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Murray State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky ranking. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Western Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 18 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Louisville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky ranking. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 18 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 27 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Asbury University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky list. Asbury is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellarmine University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky ranking. Bellarmine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 1 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 #14, Morehead State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Kentucky list. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
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