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2023 Best Special Education Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana

6 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Special Ed

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Special Ed” 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 Louisiana, there were 105 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,739 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Special Ed” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the special education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Special Ed

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Special Ed”.

Top 6 Best Special Education Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana

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Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Special Ed that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #1 spot on the list. XULA is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

XULA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 3,383 students enrolled at XULA, 105 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 25 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,637. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Special Ed that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 3 ’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our louisiana vets studying special ed list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College supports 34,285 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Special Ed list. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s special ed degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

UL Lafayette also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 16,450 students enrolled at UL Lafayette, 604 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 224 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,336. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UL Lafayette does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UL Lafayette]](/colleges/university-of-louisiana-lafayette/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Special Ed. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s special ed degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

Southeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 14,426 students enrolled at Southeastern, 516 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 160 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,849. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Southeastern Louisiana University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Special Ed. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified ’s special ed students in 2020-2021.

NSU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northwestern State University of Louisiana supports 11,447 students, and 73 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 49 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,637. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northwestern State University of Louisiana does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana

Nicholls State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Special Ed ranking, coming in at #6. Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

Nicholls State University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 206 of the 6,769 students enrolled at Nicholls State University were GI Bill® students, of which 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,222. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Nicholls State University]](/colleges/nicholls-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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