2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate 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.
The Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
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With a ranking of #6, Georgia College & State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of West Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
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James Madison University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
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East Carolina University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Explore the best special education colleges 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 |
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Special Education Related Rankings by Major
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 25 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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