2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education
630
Ranked Colleges
20,581
Degrees Awarded
$49,750
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 35,973 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20,581 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major” ranking, we looked at 630 colleges that offer a degree in special education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their special education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major”.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. Georgetown College is located in Georgetown, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 63 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Daemen College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. Daemen College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 129 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Special Education at Daemen College
Out of the 630 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 1,149 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Special Education at Ball State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 705 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
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%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Touro College Special Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American International College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 88 masters’s special ed 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%.
Full AIC Special Education Report
With a ranking of #6, Endicott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. Endicott College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beverly, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 190 masters’s degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Endicott College Special Education Report
With a ranking of #7, Morningside College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 119 masters’s special ed degrees 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%.
Full Morningside College Special Education Report
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major ranking. Located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Special Education at Bryn Athyn College
Bank Street College of Education landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major ranking. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 39 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Special Education at Bank Street College of Education
Manhattanville College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major ranking. Manhattanville is a private not-for-profit institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 84 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Read more about Special Education at Manhattanville College
Wilson College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major ranking. Located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Special Education at Wilson College
With a ranking of #12, Caribbean University - Ponce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. Caribbean University - Ponce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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.
Read more about Special Education at Caribbean University - Ponce
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major ranking, coming in at #13. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 1,507 masters’s special ed 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 Special Education at ASU - Skysong
Eastern Nazarene College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. This small school is located in Quincy, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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 3.6% 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%.
Full Eastern Nazarene College Special Education Report
University of Saint Joseph came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major ranking. University of Saint Joseph is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 96 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read more about Special Education at USJ
Roberts Wesleyan College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. Roberts Wesleyan is a small school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 84 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Roberts Wesleyan College Special Education Report
Notre Dame College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major ranking. Notre Dame College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full NDC Special Education Report
Cambridge College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 100 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Cambridge College Special Education Report
Alliant International University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major ranking. Alliant International University is a small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 72 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 more about Special Education at Alliant
Neumann University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Aston, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed 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%.
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With a ranking of #21, St. Joseph’s College - New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 110 masters’s special ed degrees 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 full report on Special Education at St. Joseph’s College - New York
St. Thomas Aquinas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major ranking, coming in at #22. STAC is a small school located in Sparkill, New York that handed out 31 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Special Education at St. Thomas Aquinas College
Muskingum University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. Located in New Concord, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students 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%.
Full Muskingum Special Education Report
Carlos Albizu University - Miami ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major list. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Read full report on Special Education at Carlos Albizu University - Miami
Notre Dame de Namur University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Belmont, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Full Notre Dame de Namur University Special Education Report
