2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Special Education Basic Certificate School for You
With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
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The Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named East Los Angeles College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for special education students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Monterey Park, East Los Angeles College is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 38 students majoring in special ed at East Los Angeles College, 8% are male and 92% are female.
The in-demand basic certificate programs at Leeward Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Pearl City, Leeward CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 83% of the special ed majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Santa Ana College is a great place for special education students working on their basic certificate. SAC is a very large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.
About 97% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 3% are male.
Out of the 29 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City College of San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a large student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 4% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at City College of San Francisco
The in-demand basic certificate programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Far Western US Region . Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
About 63% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 38% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at Alliant International University
Los Angeles Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Valley Glen, LAVC is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 95% of the special ed majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, Los Angeles City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their basic certificate. Los Angeles City College is a large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Read full report on Special Education at Los Angeles City College
Modesto Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. MJC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Modesto.
Women make up 94% of the special ed majors at the school.
Rio Hondo College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. RHCCD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Whittier.
Canada College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Canada College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Redwood City.
Of the 9 students majoring in special ed at Canada College, 11% are male and 89% are female.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 238 |
| Oregon | 234 |
| California | 2,861 |
| Nevada | 215 |
| Hawaii | 49 |
| Alaska | 52 |
Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Special Ed Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Special Ed
| 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 29 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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