2023 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Special Education Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 108 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the Southeast Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at George Mason University
Out of the 108 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.
Out of the 108 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 5 spot on the list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
Read full report on Special Education at James Madison University
Marymount University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree special education programs. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree special education programs. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.
University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Georgetown College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Georgetown, Georgetown College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Georgia College & State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree special education programs. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #11, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
With a ranking of #12, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
Appalachian State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.
Samford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.
The University of West Florida landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree special education programs. UWF is a large public school located in the city of Pensacola.
Read full report on Special Education at The University of West Florida
High Point University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of High Point, High Point is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Read full report on Special Education at High Point University
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Harding University | Searcy, AR |
| 18 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 19 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
| 20 | Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY |
| 21 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
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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