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2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools

55 Colleges
$29,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 5% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Hawaii at Manoa is a great place for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

Women make up 77% of the special ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Chemeketa Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the United States. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

Full Special Education at Chemeketa Community College Report

Out of the 55 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 12 students majoring in special ed at Pima County Community College District, 8% are male and 92% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, special ed majors at Pima County Community College District accumulate an average of around $14,185 in student debt.

Full Special Education at Pima Community College Report

Out of the 55 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 5 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of the Marshall Islands is a great place for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. College of the Marshall Islands is a small public school located in the town of Majuro.

Of the 10 students majoring in special ed at College of the Marshall Islands, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Special Education at College of the Marshall Islands Report

#7

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Santa Monica College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate special education programs. Located in the small city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino Valley College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Special Education at San Bernardino Valley College Report

#9

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Riverside City College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Riverside City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 5 students majoring in special ed at Riverside City College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#10

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

With a ranking of #10, Fresno City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

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New England
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Southwest
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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 27 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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