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2024 Best General Special Education Schools in Tennessee

15 Colleges in Tennessee
318 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
General Special Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #36 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 15 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Special Education Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 318 degrees in general special education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Special Education School

Best General Special Education Schools in Tennessee Your choice of general special education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Special Education Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Master's Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Doctor's Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Special Education Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for General Special Education in Tennessee

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the teaching students with disabilities degree levels they offer.

10 Top Tennessee Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN
53 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Vanderbilt University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general special education. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 53 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Vanderbilt University

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TN
7.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in general special education has to look into Lipscomb University. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #577 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.

There were about 28 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Lipscomb University

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
66 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general special education needs to check out University of Memphis. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #748 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.

There were roughly 66 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from University of Memphis

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN
38 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great option for students interested in a degree in general special education. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were roughly 38 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TN

Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small suburb of Jefferson City. A Best Colleges rank of #795 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carson - Newman is a great university overall.

There were about 23 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Carson - Newman in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from Carson - Newman University

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Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In TN

Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #950 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lee University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TN

Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #866 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Middle Tennessee State University is a great university overall.

There were about 17 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from Middle Tennessee State University

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TN

FHU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Henderson. This university ranks 25th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 8 general special education students who graduated with this degree at FHU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from Freed-Hardeman University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #851 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ETSU is a great university overall.

There were about 28 general special education students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from East Tennessee State University

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Union University
Jackson, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In TN
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Union is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Jackson. A Best Colleges rank of #579 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Union is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Union in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Union University


 

Best General Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 844
North Carolina 710 215
Georgia 690 363
Virginia 630 972
South Carolina 530 201
Kentucky 518 500
Mississippi 501 150
Alabama 500 301
Louisiana 489 29
Arkansas 466 102
West Virginia 410 46

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General Special Education is one of 17 different types of Special Education programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Teaching Students with Disabilities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 13
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 8
Other Special Education & Teaching 6
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 3
Elementary Special Education 3
Education of the Deaf 1
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 1
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 1

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