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Most Popular Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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2023 Most Popular Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Special Education Associate Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Florida State College at Jacksonville to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

The in-demand associate degree programs at Miami Dade College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Special Education at Miami Dade College

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Special Education at Itawamba Community College Report

#4

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Coahoma Community College is a great place for special education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Coahoma Community College

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#4

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the # 4 spot on the list. SPC is a very large public school located in the city of Clearwater.

Full Special Education at St Petersburg College Report

Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 7 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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