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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Kansas, there were 444 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,813 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 383 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,354 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas master’s degree special ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s list. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 117 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 97 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emporia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 38 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #5 spot on the list. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Baker University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s ranking. Baker is located in Baldwin City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 10 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Friends University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s ranking. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 10 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s ranking. Southwestern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winfield, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Washburn University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s ranking. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
MidAmerica Nazarene University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Kansas for a Master’s list. MNU is located in Olathe, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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