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Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$55,132 Avg Salary
$20,541 Avg Student Debt

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

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Special Education Colleges.

Our analysis found Chemeketa Community College to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online degree in the Far Western US Region . Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

While working on their degree, special ed majors at Chemeketa Community College accumulate an average of around $20,807 in student debt.

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The excellent online programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Far Western US Region . Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the # 4 spot on the list. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Washington University is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Chaminade University of Honolulu did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, OR

Western Oregon University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

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Explore the most popular online special education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,861
Washington 238
Oregon 234
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

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

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 14 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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