2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 36,792 special education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
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The Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out of the 44 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Georgia College & State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.
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University of West Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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James Madison University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
East Carolina University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 608 |
| Tennessee | 354 |
| North Carolina | 477 |
| Georgia | 550 |
| Florida | 1,103 |
| Virginia | 1,238 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
| South Carolina | 266 |
| Arkansas | 351 |
| Louisiana | 103 |
| Mississippi | 269 |
| Alabama | 437 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Special Ed Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 24,497 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | 3,111 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities | 1,789 |
| Elementary Special Education | 1,625 |
| Other Special Education & Teaching | 1,227 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | 1,133 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs | 655 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | 540 |
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented | 504 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments | 415 |
| Education of the Deaf | 363 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | 226 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed | 222 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs | 181 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness | 134 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities | 122 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments | 47 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries | 1 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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