by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented is the 756th most popular major in the country with 504 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 242 education/teaching of the gifted and talented graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major” ranking, we looked at 43 colleges that offer a degree in education/teaching of the gifted and talented. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in education/teaching of the gifted and talented.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 66 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #4 spot on the list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Muskingum University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Concord, Ohio. It awarded 5 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Carey University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 11 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented 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%.
Full Millersville Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
Elon University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Elon, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, Notre Dame of Maryland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Nova Southeastern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 30 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #11, Morningside College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Ashland University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. Ashland University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 11 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
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Samford University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Western Kentucky University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking, coming in at #17. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 2 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. UL Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Liberty University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 18 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Liberty University Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
Upper Iowa University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. Upper Iowa University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees 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 4.0% 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%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 3 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full USF Tampa Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
With a ranking of #23, Meredith College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Whitworth University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. Whitworth University is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 8 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Teachers College at Columbia University Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
Canisius College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking, coming in at #23. Canisius College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees 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%.
Full Canisius College Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. University of St Thomas Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
With a ranking of #23, Hope International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. Hope International University is located in Fullerton, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to qualified 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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Hope International University Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
Wilmington University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. New Castle, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Queens University of Charlotte ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. This small school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Queens Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
Towson University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. Towson University is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Drury University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. Drury University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Buena Vista University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Storm Lake, Iowa, and it awarded 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
With a ranking of #23, LIU Post did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to qualified students.
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 LIU Post Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
Northeastern Illinois University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeastern Illinois University Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
With a ranking of #23, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to qualified 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
With a ranking of #23, Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Forest Grove, Oregon. It awarded 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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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Wichita State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2020-2021.
Full Wichita State University Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
Northern Vermont University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Piedmont College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major list. This small school is located in Demorest, Georgia, and it awarded 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%.
Full Piedmont College Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
Lipscomb University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major ranking. Lipscomb is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 1 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented 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 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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