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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our analysis found University of West Georgia to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Georgia. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 94% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at University of West Georgia Report

#2

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Of the 18 students majoring in special ed at Augusta University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. VSU is a large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

About 91% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 9% are male.

Read full report on Special Education at Valdosta State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 79% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at Georgia College & State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges 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

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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 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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