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Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

17 Colleges
$91,539 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

About 67% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the special ed majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Of the 2 students majoring in special ed at UNC Charlotte, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 17 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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