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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in California

7 Colleges
$59,751 Avg Salary
$17,326 Avg Student Debt

With 2,861 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #45 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online .

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alliant International University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in California list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent online programs at National University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in California. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fresno Pacific University is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

United States University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend United States University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in California list. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#4

Compton College

Compton, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Compton College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in California list. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.

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#4

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The excellent online programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Special Education at Loyola Marymount University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 7 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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