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Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 194 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #31 most popular major in North Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the most popular school in North Carolina for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 4% are male.

Full Special Education at Appalachian State University Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Of the 22 students majoring in special ed at UNC Charlotte, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 2 students majoring in special ed at NC State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Special Education at North Carolina State University Report

#5

Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Greensboro College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Greensboro College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greensboro.

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#6

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

Meredith College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#6

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

Read full report on Special Education at Fayetteville State University

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
Georgia 398
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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