by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Elementary Special Education is the 326th most popular major in the country with 1,665 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,411 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 457 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in elementary special education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their elementary special education 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Geneseo. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Geneseo is a small school located in Geneseo, New York that handed out 73 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cortland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized school located in Cortland, New York that handed out 86 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Elementary Special Education at SUNY Cortland
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Neumann University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Aston, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary special ed students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read more about Elementary Special Education at Neumann University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Old Westbury. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Special Education at SUNY Old Westbury
Molloy College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Molloy is located in Rockville Centre, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees to qualified students.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Niagara University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Niagara University, New York, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Towson University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Towson, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 93 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary special ed students in 2021-2022.
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 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Alvernia University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Alvernia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Alvernia University
Elmira College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Elmira is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elmira, New York. It awarded 2 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Medgar Evers College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
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 Elementary Special Education at Medgar Evers College
La Salle University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. La Salle University is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 La Salle University Elementary Special Education Report
Marist College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marist College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. It awarded 26 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Syracuse University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 26 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Syracuse University Elementary Special Education Report
Touro College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Elementary Special Education at Touro College
York College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Jamaica, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary special ed students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
SUNY Fredonia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Fredonia, New York, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary special ed students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Special Education at SUNY Fredonia
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