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2023 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 82 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #40 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Louisiana to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Master's in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best school in Louisiana for special education students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

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Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University of Louisiana landed the # 3 spot on the list. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 689
Georgia 398
North Carolina 194
Tennessee 146
Kentucky 428
Alabama 248
South Carolina 118
Mississippi 216
Arkansas 304
West Virginia 41

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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