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 “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 36,792 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,872 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,151 and $27,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in special education.
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The special ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania associate degree special ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Lehigh Carbon Community College is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Edinboro is a small school located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania that handed out 39 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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