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Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region

38 Colleges
$42,190 Avg Salary
$24,022 Avg Student Debt

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 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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for special education students. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

On average, special ed graduates from Liberty University take out $31,153 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of West Georgia is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Special Ed majors at ECU take out an average of $26,980 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. UWF is a large public school located in the city of Pensacola.

On average, special ed graduates from UWF take out $28,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent online programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #6, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #7, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana 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 town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best special education programs. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

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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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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 25 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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