by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 504 people earned their degree in education/teaching of the gifted and talented, making the major the 756th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 293 education/teaching of the gifted and talented graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 education/teaching of the gifted and talented graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education/teaching of the gifted and talented. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education/teaching of the gifted and talented program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Converse College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region. Converse is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. A-State 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 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Carey University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region list. William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region list. Elon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Elon University Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern 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 in the Southeast Region. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Eastern Kentucky University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 10 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report
Samford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 2 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU 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.
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 in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2020-2021.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisiana at 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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With a ranking of #11, Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 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
Meredith College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Meredith is located in Raleigh, North Carolina 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.
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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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 19 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Piedmont College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Piedmont College is located in Demorest, Georgia 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 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.
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Queens University of Charlotte came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Queens University of Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 0 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented 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%. 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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Lipscomb University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville, Tennessee 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 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented at Lipscomb
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