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2024 Best General Special Education Schools in Georgia

12 Colleges in Georgia
455 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 12 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general special education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 455 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 Georgia Your choice of general special education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general special education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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 Georgia list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Special Education in Georgia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the teaching students with disabilities degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Georgia Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
59 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

University of Georgia is a good decision for students interested in a degree in general special education. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 59 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In GA
56 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Georgia College & State University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general special education. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #713 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia College is a great university overall.

There were about 56 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA
43 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Georgia State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general special education. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #582 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In GA
5.6% Growth in Graduates

Georgia Southern University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general special education. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #586 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.

There were about 18 general special education students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year.

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Augusta University crest
Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In GA
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #780 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Augusta University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Augusta University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Piedmont College crest
Piedmont College
Demorest, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In GA
30.0% Growth in Graduates

Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Demorest. This college ranks 23rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 10 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Piedmont College in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA
107 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 30th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 107 general special education students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia in the most recent data year.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In GA
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #708 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means KSU Georgia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 general special education students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In GA
36 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

VSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Valdosta. This university ranks 37th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 36 general special education students who graduated with this degree at VSU in the most recent data year.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In GA

CSU is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Columbus. This university ranks 43rd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

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

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Best General Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 844
North Carolina 710 215
Virginia 630 972
Tennessee 624 313
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.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 28
Other Special Education & Teaching 23
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 18
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 16
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 6
Elementary Special Education 2
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 2

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