2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate 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.
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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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 87% of the special ed majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southeast Region . GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
About 87% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 13% are male.
Out of the 66 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
Of the 63 students majoring in special ed at University of West Georgia, 6% are male and 94% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.
Women make up 96% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at Appalachian State University
Out of the 66 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
About 96% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 4% are male.
Special Ed majors at UCF take out an average of $19,471 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Central Florida
With a ranking of #6, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 7% are male.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
Women make up 79% of the special ed majors at the school.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NSU is a large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.
Of the 32 students majoring in special ed at NSU, 13% are male and 88% are female.
East Carolina University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
Women make up 97% of the special ed majors at the school.
Shenandoah University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.
Women make up 90% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at Shenandoah University
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, KY |
| 12 | University of West Alabama | Livingston, AL |
| 12 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
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 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 25 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).
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