2024 Best General Special Education Schools in California
26
Colleges in California
1,605
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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 26 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for general special education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,605 degrees in general special education to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great General Special Education School
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
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 California list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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 California
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 California Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
434
Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat National University if you wish to pursue a degree in general special education. Located in the large city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #196 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means National University is a great university overall.
There were about 434 general special education students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general special education from National University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In CA
71
Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat California State University - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a degree in general special education. Cal State LA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This university ranks 84th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 71 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Cal State LA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general special education from California State University - Los Angeles
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
28th
Most Popular In CA
It's hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a degree in general special education. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 2 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general special education from University of California - Berkeley
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In CA
40
Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Loyola Marymount University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general special education. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola Marymount is a great university overall.
There were about 40 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general special education from Loyola Marymount University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
94
Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Brandman University if you wish to pursue a degree in general special education. Brandman is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Irvine. This university ranks 51st out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 94 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Brandman in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general special education from Brandman University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
28th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general special education from University of California - Los Angeles
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
20th
Most Popular In CA
CSULB is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Long Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #186 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CSULB is a great university overall.
There were about 13 general special education students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general special education from California State University - Long Beach
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
31st
Most Popular In CA
57
Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
SMC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Moraga. A Best Colleges rank of #188 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 57 general special education students who graduated with this degree at SMC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general special education from Saint Mary’s College of California
Chapman is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Orange. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Chapman is a great university overall.
There were about 26 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general special education from Chapman University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
19th
Most Popular In CA
PLNU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego. This university ranks 69th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 19 general special education students who graduated with this degree at PLNU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general special education from Point Loma Nazarene University
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