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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Special Education is the 29th most popular major in the country with 35,973 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , special education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $45,680 and had an average of $27,516 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nebraska, there were 334 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,217 and $24,533 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 162 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,107 and $22,422 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. That schools that top this list have a program in special education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska bachelor’s degree special ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hastings College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska list. Hastings is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hastings, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, 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 Peru State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska list. Peru State College is a small public school situated in Peru, Nebraska. It awarded 3 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska. York College is a private not-for-profit institution located in York, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, 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 Wayne State College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska. WSC is located in Wayne, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, 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 Chadron State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska list. Chadron, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska ranking. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Special Education Report
University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full University of Nebraska at Kearney Special Education Report
With a ranking of #8, Doane University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska list. This small school is located in Crete, Nebraska, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s special ed degrees 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%.
Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska ranking. NWU is a small school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 8 bachelors’s 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%.
Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #10. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 11 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read full report on Special Education at Concordia University, Nebraska
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Special Education Report
College of Saint Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #12. College of Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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