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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region

27 Colleges
$42,190 Avg Salary
$24,022 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online special ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Full Special Education at Liberty University Report

#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of West Georgia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent online programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Full Special Education at George Mason University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

Full Special Education at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #6 on the list. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

Full Special Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana Report

#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #7, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Read full report on Special Education at East Carolina University

#8

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Augusta University

Explore the most popular online special education schools 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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