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2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master'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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 28% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

About 84% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#4

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full Special Education at Brandman University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Far Western US Region . Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 71% of the special ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Special Education at Alliant International University

#6

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

About 84% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Special Education at University of Redlands Report

With a ranking of #6, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 15% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#9

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at San Francisco State University Report

#10

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in special ed at Portland State University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education colleges 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

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 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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