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2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

14 Colleges
$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Georgia to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the special ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia State University the most popular school in Georgia for special education students working on their master’s degree. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Of the 62 students majoring in special ed at Georgia State, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Read full report on Special Education at Georgia State University

Out of the 14 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Out of the 14 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in special ed at University of West Georgia, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Valdosta State University is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

About 84% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 16% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Georgia. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Columbus State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.

Of the 19 students majoring in special ed at CSU, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in special ed at UGA, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Georgia Southwestern State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. GSW is a small public school located in the distant town of Americus.

Of the 14 students majoring in special ed at GSW, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Read full report on Special Education at Georgia Southwestern State University

#9

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.

Women make up 69% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at Piedmont College Report

#10

Albany State University

Albany, GA

Albany State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Albany State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Albany.

Of the 8 students majoring in special ed at Albany State, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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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 14 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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