2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region
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In 2020-2021, 25,158 special education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
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The Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 152 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Special Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for special education students. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
Out of the 152 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a large student population.
The excellent programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
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The excellent programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #6, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.
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University of West Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
With a ranking of #9, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
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With a ranking of #10, Georgetown College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Georgetown College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Georgetown.
With a ranking of #11, William Carey University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
University of Florida landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
Appalachian State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
Radford University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #15, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
Georgia State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.
Georgia College & State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #17 on the list. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.
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Mississippi College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.
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Vanderbilt University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #21, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.
Southeastern University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Special Education students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 24 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 24 | Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS |
| 26 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 26 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta, GA |
| 28 | University of Central Arkansas | Conway, AR |
| 28 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 30 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,110 |
| Florida | 689 |
| Georgia | 398 |
| North Carolina | 194 |
| Tennessee | 146 |
| Kentucky | 428 |
| Louisiana | 82 |
| Alabama | 248 |
| South Carolina | 118 |
| Mississippi | 216 |
| Arkansas | 304 |
| West Virginia | 41 |
Special Education Related Majors
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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).
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