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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 2023 rankings named Chemeketa Community College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for special education students. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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The excellent online programs at University of Alaska Southeast helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Far Western US Region . UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

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Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best special education programs. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#10

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, OR

With a ranking of #10, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. 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 colleges 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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