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2023 Best Special Education Schools in Georgia

13 Colleges
$44,456 Avg Salary
$24,354 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 398 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Special Education Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Special Education Schools in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Colleges.

Top 10 Best Special Education Schools

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Augusta University the best school in Georgia for special education students. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Georgia. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Special Education Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Special Education Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Valdosta State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #6 on the list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

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Kennesaw State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Schools in Georgia ranking. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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#8

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.

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#9

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Georgia Southwestern State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Special Education Schools in Georgia list. GSW is a small public school located in the town of Americus.

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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
North Carolina 194
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 13 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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