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. 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 Iowa” 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 Iowa, there were 304 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,893 and $21,564 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 195 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,894 and $35,556 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in special education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Morningside College landed the #1 spot on the list. Morningside is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 119 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa list. Northwestern College is a small school located in Orange City, Iowa that handed out 21 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buena Vista University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa. Buena Vista University is a small school located in Storm Lake, Iowa that handed out 21 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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 Upper Iowa University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa list. Located in Fayette, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lamoni, Iowa, and it awarded 0 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Mount Mercy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa list. Mount Mercy University is a small school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 5 masters’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Special Education at University of Northern Iowa
With a ranking of #8, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa list. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Iowa State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa ranking. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Saint Ambrose University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Iowa ranking. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students 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 more about Special Education at Saint Ambrose University
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