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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges
$38,520 Avg Salary
$25,108 Avg Student Debt

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

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.

Full Special Education at Liberty University Report

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.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

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.

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#5

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

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

#6

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

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.

Read full report on Special Education at St Petersburg College

#7

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

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.

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#8

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

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.

Read full report on Special Education at Mary Baldwin University

#9

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

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.

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#9

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

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.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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