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. 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 Elementary Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 1,665 people earned their degree in elementary special education, making the major the 326th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 96 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,037 and $44,515 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 3 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 elementary special ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Neumann University landed the #1 spot on the list. Neumann is a small school located in Aston, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend La Salle University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania. La Salle University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s elementary special ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Special Education at La Salle University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Robert Morris University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Pennsylvania list. RMU is a small school located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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