by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Kentucky for a Master’s” 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 Kentucky, there were 621 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,335 and $26,555 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 391 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s” ranking looked at 14 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky master’s degree special ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s list. Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s list. Georgetown, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, 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 Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s list. Eastern Kentucky University is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 69 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbellsville University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large school located in Campbellsville, Kentucky that handed out 30 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Western Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s ranking. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
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University of Louisville landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s ranking. UofL is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Murray State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 12 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Spalding University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s ranking. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 6 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Union College Kentucky ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s list. Union College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Barbourville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kentucky State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s list. Kentucky State University is a small public school situated in Frankfort, Kentucky. It awarded 5 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellarmine University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 1 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Asbury University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Wilmore, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Morehead State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kentucky for a Master’s list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morehead, Kentucky. It awarded 44 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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