2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Special Education 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 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.
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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the online special ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools
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 school 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.
Out of the 38 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at University of West Georgia
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
Special Ed majors at ECU take out an average of $26,980 in student loans while working on their egree.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of West Florida is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. UWF is a large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.
On average, special ed graduates from UWF take out $28,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
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.
Read full report on Special Education at Florida International University
University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Florida
George Mason University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at George Mason University
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
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.
Read full report on Special Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
University of West Alabama came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.
Read full report on Special Education at University of West Alabama
Most Popular Online Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online special education colleges 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 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).
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