2021 Best Special Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Special Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Special Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 30 colleges that offer a bachelor's in special ed. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great special education programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the special education program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Special Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Special Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Florida Atlantic University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional special education students. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population. FAU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Special Education in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at FAU is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,436 students at FAU that take at least one class online. 11,860 students are part time.
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University of Georgia earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens. UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Special Education in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 6,742 students at UGA that take at least one class online. 4,437 students are part time.
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The University of West Florida landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best special education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 6,498 of UWF students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,461 part time students in attendance at UWF.
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Our rankings recognize Florida State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Florida State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Special Education in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize East Carolina University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Special Education in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at ECU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,522 students take at least one class online at ECU. 7,199 of ECU students are attending part time.
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Georgia College & State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best special education schools for non-traditional students. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville. Georgia College also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Special Education in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 1,492 students at Georgia College that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,421 part time students in attendance at Georgia College.
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University of North Florida earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 9,525 students take at least one class online at UNF. There are roughly 5,162 part time students in attendance at UNF.
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University of Kentucky earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Special Education in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.6% of UK students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,399 students at UK that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,117 part time students in attendance at UK.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. 7,045 of UNC Charlotte students are attending part time.
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Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best special education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 5,017 students take at least one class online at FGCU. About 3,843 of the students at FGCU are attending part time.
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