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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

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

In 2020-2021, 354 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #46 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee 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.

Check out the online special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Tennessee.

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the most popular online school in Tennessee for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Memphis

#2

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Out of the 2 online programs at schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Clarksville.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools 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
Kentucky 608
South Carolina 266
Louisiana 103
Arkansas 351
Alabama 437
Mississippi 269
West Virginia 46

More Special Education Rankings in Tennessee

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 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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