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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Massachusetts

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Massachusetts

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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 Massachusetts, there were 77 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,127 and $43,515 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Massachusetts”.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education in Massachusetts

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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Merrimack College landed the #1 spot on the list. Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees 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 Merrimack Elementary Special Education Report

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Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #2 spot on the list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2021-2022.

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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Simmons

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