2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Of the 75 students majoring in special ed at Liberty University, 13% are male and 87% are female.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of West Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
About 94% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 6% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 93% of the special ed majors at the school.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
Women make up 87% of the special ed majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
Of the 38 students majoring in special ed at A-State, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate special education programs. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.
About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 13% are male.
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East Carolina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate special education programs. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
Of the 31 students majoring in special ed at ECU, 3% are male and 97% are female.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 91% of the special ed majors at the school.
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University of West Alabama came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 14% are male.
Augusta University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 89% of the special ed majors at the school.
Most Popular Online Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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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Special Education Related Majors
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 27 schools only.
- 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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