2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 75 students majoring in special ed at Liberty University, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 6% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Women make up 93% of the special ed majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 87% of the special ed majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 38 students majoring in special ed at A-State, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 13% are male.
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East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 31 students majoring in special ed at ECU, 3% are male and 97% are female.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
Women make up 91% of the special ed majors at the school.
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University of West Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.
About 86% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Augusta University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.
Women make up 89% of the special ed majors at the school.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Special Education Colleges by State
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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Majors Related to Special Ed
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 27 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).
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