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2023 Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools

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$15,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 36,792 people earned a degree or certificate in special education, making the major the #29 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Clermont College the best school in the United States for special education students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Batavia, UC Clermont College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools list. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Schnecksville.

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#3

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools list. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Miami.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Itawamba Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the United States. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

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#5

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Nevada. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools list. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

On average, special ed graduates from CSN take out $14,821 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Vermont University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools ranking. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.

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#9

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools list. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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