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Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 194 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #31 most popular major in North Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Full Special Education at North Carolina State University Report

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
Tennessee 146
Kentucky 428
Louisiana 82
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 4 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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