2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Elementary Special Education is the 326th most popular major in the country with 1,665 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,010 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major” ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a degree in elementary special education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in elementary special education.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major”.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. Touro is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 285 masters’s elementary special ed degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 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%.
Full Touro Elementary Special Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Molloy College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. Located in Rockville Centre, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary special ed students in 2021-2022.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Molloy College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Merrimack College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary special ed degrees to 69 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Merrimack Elementary Special Education Report
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Neumann University landed the #4 spot on the list. Aston, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary special ed degrees to 6 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%.
Full Neumann University Elementary Special Education Report
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Plattsburgh landed the #5 spot on the list. SUNY Plattsburgh is a public institution located in Plattsburgh, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Special Education at SUNY Plattsburgh
Welch College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Welch College Elementary Special Education Report
Hunter College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. Hunter College is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 99 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Hunter
Niagara University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major ranking. Niagara University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Niagara University, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Special Education at Niagara University
College of Staten Island CUNY ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. CSI is a fairly large school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 28 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full CSI Elementary Special Education Report
Brooklyn College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major ranking. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary special ed students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Elementary Special Education at Brooklyn College
SUNY Old Westbury ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 masters’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 more about Elementary Special Education at SUNY Old Westbury
With a ranking of #12, Nyack College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. Nyack College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 5 masters’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%.
Full Nyack College Elementary Special Education Report
With a ranking of #13, Hobart and William Smith Colleges did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a private not-for-profit institution located in Geneva, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Hobart and William Smith Colleges Elementary Special Education Report
Queens College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major ranking. QC is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 36 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Queens College
Buena Vista University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Storm Lake, Iowa, and it awarded 6 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Buena Vista University
With a ranking of #16, Fordham University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 23 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Special Education at Fordham U
SUNY Oswego did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major ranking, coming in at #17. Oswego, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary special ed degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Special Education at SUNY Oswego
St John’s University - New York came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major ranking. Located in Queens, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary special ed students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 STJ Elementary Special Education Report
With a ranking of #19, Buffalo State did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Buffalo State
With a ranking of #20, The City College of New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary special ed students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Special Education at CCNY
Xavier University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 XULA
Hofstra University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. Hempstead, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary special ed degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Hofstra University Elementary Special Education Report
La Salle University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 masters’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
SUNY Cortland landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major ranking. SUNY Cortland is a public institution located in Cortland, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 full report on Elementary Special Education at SUNY Cortland
With a ranking of #25, SUNY Oneonta did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major list. Oneonta, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary special ed degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Read full report on Elementary Special Education at SUNY Oneonta
