by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that 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 Illinois, there were 1,153 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,433 and $23,191 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 0 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in special education. To top this list, a school must have a successful special education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Illinois for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kankakee Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Kankakee Community College is a small school located in Kankakee, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Joliet Junior College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large school located in Joliet, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, South Suburban College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Holland, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s special ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Lake County landed the #1 spot on the list. Grayslake, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s special ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakton Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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