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Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$91,539 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the special ed doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree special education programs. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree special education programs. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 550
Virginia 1,238
North Carolina 477
Florida 1,103
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 608
South Carolina 266
Louisiana 103
Arkansas 351
Alabama 437
Mississippi 269
West Virginia 46

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 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).
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