2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, special education students earned 1,238 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
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The Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia 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.
Of the 75 students majoring in special ed at Liberty University, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
Women make up 87% of the special ed majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.
Of the 31 students majoring in special ed at Shenandoah, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
Of the 19 students majoring in special ed at VCU, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Virginia. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
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Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the # 5 spot on the list. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.
Women make up 85% of the special ed majors at the school.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
Women make up 78% of the special ed majors at the school.
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Radford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
James Madison University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at James Madison University
With a ranking of #10, Regent University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 608 |
| Tennessee | 354 |
| North Carolina | 477 |
| Georgia | 550 |
| Florida | 1,103 |
| 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
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 14 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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