2023 Best General Special Education Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
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Ranked Colleges
40
Degrees Awarded
$33,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Teaching Students with Disabilities” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 24,497 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.
Across District of Columbia, there were 40 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Teaching Students with Disabilities” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general special education programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general special education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Teaching Students with Disabilities
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Teaching Students with Disabilities”.
Top 2 Best General Special Education Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Teaching Students with Disabilities that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full George Washington University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Teaching Students with Disabilities. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Trinity College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Trinity Washington University supports 1,846 students, and 27 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,987. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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