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2023 Best Value Colleges for General Special Education in the Southeast Region

128 Ranked Colleges
4,365 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region

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General Special Education is the 36th most popular major in the country with 24,497 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,365 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 128 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general special education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

Top 25 Best Value Colleges for General Special Education in the Southeast Region

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University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region. Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $13,476 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students per year to attend Cumberlands.

Read more about General Special Education at University of the Cumberlands

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 402 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $29,382 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

Read more about General Special Education at Liberty University

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Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region. Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The yearly cost to attend Harding University is $19,456 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Special Education at Harding

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.

The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $13,904 for Southeast Region Teaching Students with Disabilities students.

Read full report on General Special Education at UofM

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Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi

Out of the 128 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #5 spot on the list. MC is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 36 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

It costs about $18,190 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students per year to attend MC.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Special Education at Mississippi College

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John Brown University
Siloam Springs, Arkansas

John Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. JBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for John Brown University is $21,957 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Special Education at John Brown University

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University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama

University of West Alabama landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Livingston, Alabama. It awarded 135 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for University of West Alabama is $16,747 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of West Alabama

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

With a ranking of #8, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified ’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on this list, GaSou is in the top on our “Best General Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $15,571 for Southeast Region Teaching Students with Disabilities students.

Read full report on General Special Education at Georgia Southern University

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Piedmont College
Demorest, Georgia

Piedmont College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Demorest, Georgia, and it awarded 10 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

It costs about $18,796 for Southeast Region Teaching Students with Disabilities students per year to attend Piedmont College.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Special Education at Piedmont College

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

With a ranking of #10, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 19 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region teaching students with disabilities students list, Florida State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,946 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Special Education at Florida State University

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Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee

With a ranking of #11, Freed-Hardeman University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region list. FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $17,152 for Southeast Region Teaching Students with Disabilities students per year to attend FHU.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Special Education at FHU

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 48 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNC Charlotte is $17,634 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Special Education at UNC Charlotte

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Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Broward College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 66 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The yearly cost to attend Broward College is $12,351 for Southeast Region Teaching Students with Disabilities students.

Read full report on General Special Education at BC

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified ’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

It costs about $13,924 for Southeast Region Teaching Students with Disabilities students per year to attend Western Carolina University.

Read full report on General Special Education at Western Carolina University

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified ’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Greensboro is $11,629 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $14,032 for Southeast Region Teaching Students with Disabilities students.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of Southern Mississippi

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

With a ranking of #17, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Special Education Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for East Carolina University is $16,550 for Southeast Region Teaching Students with Disabilities students.

Read more about General Special Education at ECU

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Georgetown College
Georgetown, Kentucky

Georgetown College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgetown College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Georgetown, Kentucky. It awarded 86 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The yearly cost to attend Georgetown College is $18,384 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Georgetown College General Special Education Report

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 48 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $13,763 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

Read more about General Special Education at Eastern

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Regent University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Regent is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 25 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for Regent is $24,888 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

Read more about General Special Education at Regent

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Southeastern University
Lakeland, Florida

Southeastern University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 40 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern University is $26,640 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

Full SEU General Special Education Report

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University of Central Arkansas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend UCA is $16,554 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Central Arkansas General Special Education Report

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University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia

University of Lynchburg landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Lynchburg is $23,134 for Southeast Region Teaching Students with Disabilities students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full University of Lynchburg General Special Education Report

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Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, Tennessee

Carson - Newman University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Jefferson City, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

The yearly cost to attend Carson - Newman University is $17,982 for Southeast Region Teaching Students with Disabilities students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Special Education at Carson - Newman

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Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida

Miami Dade College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified ’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

The yearly cost to attend MDC is $4,870 for southeast region teaching students with disabilities students.

Full MDC General Special Education Report

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