2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Southeast Region
139
Ranked Colleges
3,079
Degrees Awarded
$45,932
Avg Salary
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Southeast region, there were 5,776 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,190 and $27,074 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,079 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 139 colleges that offered a degree in special education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in special education.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Georgetown, Kentucky, and it awarded 63 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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 Carlos Albizu University - Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Carlos Albizu University - Miami is a small school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s special ed degrees 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 Carlos Albizu University - Miami Special Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Carey University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region. William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 80 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region. University of West Alabama is a public institution located in Livingston, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 102 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Special Education at University of West Alabama
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. UWF is a public institution located in Pensacola, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 239 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 The University of West Florida Special Education Report
Florida Memorial University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Memorial University is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
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Mississippi College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clinton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 66 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 Mississippi College Special Education Report
Converse College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students 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%.
Read full report on Special Education at Converse College
Averett University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Averett University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Virginia. It awarded 5 masters’s special ed degrees 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%.
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George Mason University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 267 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Special Education at George Mason University
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. A-State is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 110 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 108 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 University of the Cumberlands
Salem College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Salem is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Salem Special Education Report
Radford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read more about Special Education at Radford University
With a ranking of #15, Kentucky State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Frankfort, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Welch College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Welch is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
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With a ranking of #17, Francis Marion University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Florence, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 26 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Georgia College & State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 60 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Georgia College & State University Special Education Report
Carson - Newman University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jefferson City, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Georgia Southwestern State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Americus, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 20 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%.
Read full report on Special Education at Georgia Southwestern State University
Southeastern University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Southeastern University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 29 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 48 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Special Education at Eastern
Union College Kentucky ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Union College Kentucky is a small school located in Barbourville, Kentucky that handed out 2 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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Bethune - Cookman University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethune - Cookman University is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Full Bethune - Cookman University Special Education Report
Lipscomb University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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