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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

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 Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Georgia the most popular school in Georgia for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the 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.

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#3

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Out of the 7 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the 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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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 7 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Valdosta State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Georgia. 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.

Full Special Education at Valdosta State University Report

#6

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Special Education at Georgia Southern University Report

Kennesaw State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Full Special Education at Kennesaw State University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools 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

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 7 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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