by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Tennessee, there were 354 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,838 and $21,956 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 16 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Welch College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carson - Newman University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee. Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees 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 2.9% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee list. Henderson, Tennessee 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.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #5 spot on the list. TNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Vanderbilt University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Nashville, Tennessee 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 39 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lee University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 4 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Lincoln Memorial University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee list. Lincoln Memorial University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrogate, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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Christian Brothers University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
East Tennessee State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 10 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Tennessee State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Special Education at Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Special Education at Middle Tennessee State University
Cumberland University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Cumberland University is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 2 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Adventist University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee list. Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a fairly large public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 1 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Tennessee Wesleyan University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. TWU is located in Athens, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Special Education at Tennessee Wesleyan University
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