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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in California

7 Colleges
$59,751 Avg Salary
$17,326 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 3rd in California. In fact, 2,861 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 Colleges.

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alliant International University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in California list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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#4

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The excellent online programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in California. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in California list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

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#4

United States University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Compton College

Compton, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Compton College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public school with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 238
Oregon 234
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

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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 7 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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