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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

The Most Popular Online Special Education Basic 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 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online basic certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online basic certificate.

#1

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Our analysis found Campbellsville University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in special ed at Campbellsville University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University - Alexandria. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a small public school located in the rural area of Alexandria.

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#3

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.

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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 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 3 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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