2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 25,158 special education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
Georgia College & State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate special education programs. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.
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With a ranking of #7, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the town of Carrollton.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #8 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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James Madison University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.
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East Carolina University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate special education programs. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,110 |
| Florida | 689 |
| Georgia | 398 |
| North Carolina | 194 |
| Tennessee | 146 |
| Kentucky | 428 |
| Louisiana | 82 |
| Alabama | 248 |
| South Carolina | 118 |
| Mississippi | 216 |
| Arkansas | 304 |
| West Virginia | 41 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Special Ed
| 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 25 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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