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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Mississippi

13 Colleges
$38,875 Avg Salary
$23,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

In 2020-2021, special education students earned 269 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

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The Most Popular Special Education Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Mississippi 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a .

#1

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

Our 2023 rankings named William Carey University the most popular school in Mississippi for special education students. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Mississippi list. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at Mississippi State take out is $23,000.

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#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Out of the 13 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Mississippi list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

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The excellent programs at Jackson State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Mississippi. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

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#6

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University.

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#7

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Delta State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.

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Itawamba Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Mississippi list. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

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#9

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Coahoma Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Coahoma Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarksdale.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 608
Tennessee 354
North Carolina 477
Florida 1,103
Georgia 550
Virginia 1,238
West Virginia 46
South Carolina 266
Arkansas 351
Louisiana 103
Alabama 437

Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Special Ed Concentrations

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 13 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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