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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Hampshire for a Master’s” 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 New Hampshire, there were 139 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,967 and $26,460 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,663 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Hampshire for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in special education.
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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 New Hampshire for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire master’s degree special ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Plymouth State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Hampshire for a Master’s list. Plymouth State University is a small school located in Plymouth, New Hampshire that handed out 14 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keene State College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Hampshire for a Master’s. Keene State College is a small school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 9 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Hampshire for a Master’s list. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Hampshire for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 3 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Hampshire for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin Pierce University landed the #5 spot on the list. Franklin Pierce University is located in Rindge, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Rivier University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Hampshire for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Rivier University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashua, New Hampshire. It awarded 1 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Hampshire for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 0 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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