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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Associate Degree Schools

6 Colleges
$15,697 Avg Student Debt

With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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.

The Most Popular Online Special Education Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found Chemeketa Community College to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

About 93% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 7% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, special ed majors at Chemeketa Community College accumulate an average of around $19,728 in student debt.

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#2

Mesabi Range College

Virginia, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mesabi Range College is a great place for special education students working on their online associate degree. Located in the remote town of Virginia, Mesabi Range College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Special Education at Lehigh Carbon Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Gateway Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Associate Degree Schools list. MSU is a small public school located in the town of Minot.

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One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

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

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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