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2023 Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region

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301 Degrees Awarded
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Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Special Education & Teaching is the 418th most popular major in the country with 1,227 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 301 other special education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in other special education and teaching. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other special education and teaching programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other special education and teaching program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Other Special Education & Teaching in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other special education and teaching degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $14,189 for southeast region other special ed students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read more about Other Special Education & Teaching at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 17 ’s other special education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNC Charlotte is $17,634 for southeast region other special ed students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on Other Special Education & Teaching at UNC Charlotte

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Piedmont College
Demorest, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Demorest, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Piedmont College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Piedmont College is $18,796 for southeast region other special ed students.

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%. 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.

Full Piedmont College Other Special Education & Teaching Report

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Lee University
Cleveland, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lee University is a small school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that handed out 4 ’s other special education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Lee University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,219 for Southeast Region Other Special Ed students per year to attend Lee University.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Lee University Other Special Education & Teaching Report

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified ’s other special education and teaching students in 2020-2021.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend East Carolina University is $16,550 for Southeast Region Other Special Ed students.

Read full report on Other Special Education & Teaching at ECU

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Georgia College & State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia College & State University is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s other special education and teaching degrees to qualified students.

Georgia College also made our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Georgia College & State University is $20,139 for Southeast Region Other Special Ed students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Georgia College Other Special Education & Teaching Report

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Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, Florida

Florida Memorial University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida Memorial University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Miami Gardens, Florida. It awarded 9 ’s other special education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region other special ed students list, Florida Memorial University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Memorial University is $19,173 for southeast region other special ed students.

Read full report on Other Special Education & Teaching at Florida Memorial University

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Barry University
Miami, Florida

Barry University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Barry University is a medium-sized school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 15 ’s other special education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Barry University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Barry University is $20,539 for Southeast Region Other Special Ed students.

Read full report on Other Special Education & Teaching at Barry University

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 90 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $24,018 for Southeast Region Other Special Ed students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Other Special Education & Teaching at Auburn University

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Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, North Carolina

With a ranking of #10, Mars Hill University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Other Special Ed Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mars Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other special education and teaching degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Mars Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,374 for southeast region other special ed students per year to attend Mars Hill.

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.

Full Mars Hill University Other Special Education & Teaching Report

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