2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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 .
Most Popular Southeast Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Special Education
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 Related Majors
Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Special Ed Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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