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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Alaska

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$53,079 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 52 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Alaska college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alaska to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Southeast the most popular school in Alaska for special education students. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Anchorage is a great place for special education students. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for special education students. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,861
Washington 238
Oregon 234
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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