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 analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.
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 medium-sized city of Gainesville.
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 town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of West Georgia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at University of West Georgia
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 very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
Read full report on Special Education at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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.
East Carolina University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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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