2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Georgia
Finding the Best Special Education School for You
In 2020-2021, special education students earned 550 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 6th in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Special Education Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Georgia to see which 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 Schools in Georgia
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of West Georgia the most popular school in Georgia for special education students. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, special ed graduates from UGA carry an average student debt load of $25,000.
Out of the 19 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at Georgia College take out is $22,866.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for special education students. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
The excellent programs at Valdosta State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Georgia. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.
After completing their degree, special ed graduates from VSU carry an average student debt load of $27,000.
With a ranking of #6, Columbus State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.
With a ranking of #7, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
Read full report on Special Education at Kennesaw State University
Augusta University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Georgia ranking. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.
Georgia Gwinnett College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Georgia list. Georgia Gwinnett College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.
Read full report on Special Education at Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Southern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.
On average, special ed graduates from GaSou take out $26,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
Read full report on Special Education at Georgia Southern University
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 |
| Florida | 1,103 |
| Virginia | 1,238 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
| South Carolina | 266 |
| Arkansas | 351 |
| Louisiana | 103 |
| Mississippi | 269 |
| Alabama | 437 |
Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Special Ed Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 19 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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