by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Louisiana, there were 105 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,739 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 10 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana special ed students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools 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. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana list. Thibodaux, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s special ed degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana. NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 ’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 16 ’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Louisiana University Special Education Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 3 ’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Louisiana Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana ranking. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s special ed degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Special Education Report
University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana ranking. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a medium-sized public school situated in Monroe, Louisiana. It awarded 0 ’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #8. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s special ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at University of New Orleans
With a ranking of #8, Grambling State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Louisiana list. Located in Grambling, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
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