by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Virginia for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 36,792 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,679 and had an average of $24,977 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 1,238 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,837 and $31,153 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,633 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in special education.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Virginia for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Virginia for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Virginia for a Doctorate list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 3 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
