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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Arizona

7 Ranked Colleges
3,159 Degrees Awarded
$45,485 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Arizona

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Arizona” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Arizona, there were 3,956 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,753 and $23,535 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,159 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,654 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 7 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree special ed students.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Arizona

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,272 masters’s 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%.

Read more about Special Education at ASU - Skysong

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Arizona. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 1,624 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Special Education at Grand Canyon University

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 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%.

Full Northern Arizona University Special Education Report

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Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Prescott College landed the #4 spot on the list. Prescott, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Special Education at Prescott College

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Arizona list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 62 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 85%.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Arizona

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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 109 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UOPX - Arizona Special Education Report

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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Arizona list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 33 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 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%.

Read full report on Special Education at ASU - Tempe

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