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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Georgia

5 Colleges
$44,456 Avg Salary
$24,354 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.

The Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia to see which online 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 .

#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 degree in Georgia. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#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 pursuing an online degree. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valdosta State University is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

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The excellent online programs at Georgia College & State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Georgia. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the 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.

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