2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree 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.
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 92% of the special ed majors at the school.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, special ed graduates from Liberty University carry an average student debtload of $33,273.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of West Florida is a great place for special education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 60 students majoring in special ed at UWF, 3% are male and 97% are female.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, special ed majors at UWF accumulate an average of around $28,347 in student debt.
Read full report on Special Education at The University of West Florida
The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
Women make up 91% of the special ed majors at the school.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, special ed graduates from FIU carry an average student debtload of $22,611.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for special education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.
Women make up 97% of the special ed majors at the school.
Special Ed majors at ECU take out an average of $24,908 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indian River State College is a great place for special education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Indian River State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.
About 83% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 17% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at Indian River State College
With a ranking of #6, St Petersburg College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a very large student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 40% are male.
The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at SPC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $32,126.
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University of West Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at University of West Alabama
Mary Baldwin University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staunton.
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With a ranking of #9, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
Brenau University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.
Most Popular Online Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online special education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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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Special Education Related Majors
Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Special Ed Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 11 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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