Most Focused Special Education Schools in Louisiana
Special Education is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in special education than other colleges that offer the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 6 schools in Louisiana offering special education.
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Most Focused Schools for Special Education in Louisiana
The colleges and universities below are the most focused on special education in Louisiana, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Most Focused Special Education Schools
Louisiana State University Alexandria tops our list of the most focused special education schools. Louisiana State University Alexandria is a public school located in the rural area of Alexandria. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 28 graduates in the most recent year.
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Northwestern State University Of Louisiana ranks #2 for special education by degree focus. Northwestern State University Of Louisiana is a public school located in the town of Natchitoches. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 34 graduates in the most recent year.
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Nicholls State University ranks #3 for special education by degree focus. Nicholls State University is a public school located in the city of Thibodaux. Special Education accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year.
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Xavier University Of Louisiana ranks #4 for special education by degree focus. Located in the city of New Orleans, Xavier University Of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Southeastern Louisiana University is one of the most focused special education schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern Louisiana University is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Louisiana Tech University landed the #6 spot among the most focused special education schools. Set in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech University is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
