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Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges
$38,520 Avg Salary
$25,108 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 113 students majoring in special ed at Liberty University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, special ed majors at Liberty University accumulate an average of around $33,273 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of West Florida is a great place for special education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

About 97% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

Special Ed majors at UWF take out an average of $28,347 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in special ed at FIU, 9% are male and 91% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, special ed majors at FIU accumulate an average of around $22,611 in student debt.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in special ed at ECU, 3% are male and 97% are female.

On average, special ed graduates from ECU take out $24,908 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Indian River State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 83% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#6

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree special education programs. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.

Women make up 60% of the special ed majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, special ed graduates from SPC carry an average student debtload of $32,126.

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#7

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

With a ranking of #7, University of West Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.

Of the 7 students majoring in special ed at University of West Alabama, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#8

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

With a ranking of #8, Mary Baldwin University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Staunton, Mary Baldwin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree special education programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 11 schools only.

  • 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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