2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the special ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Schools
Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
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The excellent programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
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Alliant International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Southern California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Redlands ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.
California State University - East Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Saint Mary’s College of California | Moraga, CA |
| 12 | Western Oregon University | Monmouth, OR |
| 13 | Portland State University | Portland, OR |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,632 |
| Washington | 90 |
| Oregon | 180 |
| Nevada | 147 |
| Hawaii | 28 |
| Alaska | 46 |
Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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