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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region

38 Colleges
$42,190 Avg Salary
$24,022 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.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online 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 .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for special education students. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Special Ed majors at Liberty University take out an average of $31,153 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

The excellent online programs at University of West Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 38 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

While working on their degree, special ed majors at ECU accumulate an average of around $26,980 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a large student population.

Special Ed majors at UWF take out an average of $28,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #6, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #7 on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #7 on the list. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

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#10

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a medium-sized 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 25 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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