2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 134 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the special ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 15% Most Popular Special Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for special education students. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Pasadena City College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Far Western US Region . UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
Special Ed majors at UNLV take out an average of $19,875 in student loans while working on their egree.
Full Special Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report
The excellent programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Far Western US Region . Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Fullerton College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Fullerton College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
With a ranking of #7, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Read full report on Special Education at Brandman University
Riverside City College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. Riverside City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.
Read full report on Special Education at Riverside City College
San Francisco State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at San Francisco State University
With a ranking of #10, Western Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.
On average, special ed graduates from WWU take out $26,870 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $168.
Read full report on Special Education at Western Washington University
California State University - Los Angeles came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Southern California came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #12, Mt. San Jacinto College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the midsize suburb of San Jacinto, MSJC is a public school with a large student population.
Moorpark College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the suburb of Moorpark, Moorpark College is a public school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #15, University of Redlands did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.
University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the city of Honolulu.
On average, special ed graduates from UH Manoa take out $21,681 in student loans while working on their degree.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa
California State University - East Bay ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.
San Bernardino Valley College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #20, Chemeketa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.
Special Ed majors at Chemeketa Community College take out an average of $20,807 in student loans while working on their egree.
Read full report on Special Education at Chemeketa Community College
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Saint Mary’s College of California | Moraga, CA |
| 22 | Western Oregon University | Monmouth, OR |
| 22 | Evergreen Valley College | San Jose, CA |
| 24 | College of the Sequoias | Visalia, CA |
| 25 | California State University - San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA |
| 26 | Southwestern College | Chula Vista, CA |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 2,861 |
| Washington | 238 |
| Oregon | 234 |
| Nevada | 215 |
| Hawaii | 49 |
| Alaska | 52 |
Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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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