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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska

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$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 3rd in Alaska. In fact, 52 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alaska to see which graduate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Alaska Southeast to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alaska. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.

Full Special Education at University of Alaska Southeast Report

Out of the 3 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Alaska. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 238
Oregon 234
California 2,861
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49

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 3 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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