by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 North Carolina, there were 477 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,683 and $23,542 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,744 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular special education programs in the United States.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Special Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in North Carolina for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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