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

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Finding the Best Special Education Basic Certificate School for You

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the special ed basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Our analysis found Miami Dade College to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . MDC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Miami.

Of the 45 students majoring in special ed at MDC, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#2

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Campbellsville University is a great place for special education students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant 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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#3

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Southeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University - Alexandria landed the # 4 spot on the list. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a small public school located in the rural area of Alexandria.

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#5

Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greensboro College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, Greensboro College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Shenandoah University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southeast Region . Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education colleges 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

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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