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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

2 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 437 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alabama 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.

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

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our analysis found University of West Alabama to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Alabama. Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in special ed at University of West Alabama, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Special Education at University of West Alabama Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Alabama. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

About 67% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Mississippi 269
West Virginia 46

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Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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