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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools

5 Colleges
$29,426 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 36,792 people earned a degree or certificate in special education, making the major the #29 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Chemeketa Community College the most popular online school in the United States for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 8% are male.

The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at Pima County Community College District take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,185.

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#3

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods, SMWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, special ed majors at SMWC accumulate an average of around $32,626 in student debt.

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#4

Compton College

Compton, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Compton College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

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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 5 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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