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 has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Louisiana, there were 105 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,739 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,232 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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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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 Louisiana” 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 Louisiana”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #1 spot on the list. Xavier University of Louisiana is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana. NSU is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 15 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana list. Southeastern is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 16 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 3 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Grambling State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Grambling, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Orleans ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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