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2023 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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

Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, special education students earned 550 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Georgia to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the special ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the most popular school in Georgia for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in special ed at UGA, 5% are male and 95% are female.

On average, special ed graduates from UGA take out $25,610 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Special Education at University of Georgia Report

#2

Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Gwinnett College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia Gwinnett College is a large public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

Women make up 90% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at Georgia Gwinnett College Report

#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Georgia Southern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Georgia. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the special ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Special Education at Georgia Southern University

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at South Georgia State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Georgia. Located in the remote town of Douglas, South Georgia State College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the special ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Special Education at South Georgia State College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in special ed at Georgia College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Read full report on Special Education at Georgia College & State University

#6

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

With a ranking of #6, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in special ed at University of West Georgia, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Special Education at University of West Georgia Report

Georgia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Columbus State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.

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#9

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

About 86% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Special Education at Augusta University Report

With a ranking of #10, Georgia Southwestern State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. GSW is a small public school located in the distant town of Americus.

Women make up 75% of the special ed majors at the school.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 608
Tennessee 354
North Carolina 477
Florida 1,103
Virginia 1,238
West Virginia 46
South Carolina 266
Arkansas 351
Louisiana 103
Mississippi 269
Alabama 437

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

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 16 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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