2025 Best Special Education Schools in North Carolina
8Colleges in North Carolina
463Special Ed Degrees Awarded
$52,862Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of special education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 463 degrees in special education annually.
The special ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Special Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Special Education Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Special Education in North Carolina
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the special ed degree levels they offer.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in special education. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte. A Best Colleges rank of #367 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.
There were about 114 special education students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program report average early career earnings of $46,282.
It's hard to beat East Carolina University if you want to pursue a degree in special education. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were about 53 special education students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year. After graduating, special ed degree recipients generally make around $44,185 at the beginning of their careers.
High Point University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in special education. High Point is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of High Point. This university ranks 20th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 18 special education students who graduated with this degree at High Point in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in special education has to take a look at Appalachian State University. Appalachian State is a very large public university located in the town of Boone. A Best Colleges rank of #401 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Appalachian State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 102 special education students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the special ed program make an average of $43,381 for their early career.
Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 48 special education students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the special ed program earn an average of $42,967 for their early career.
Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Elon. A Best Colleges rank of #190 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Elon is a great university overall.
There were about 11 special education students who graduated with this degree at Elon in the most recent data year.
UNCW is a large public university located in the city of Wilmington. This university ranks 12th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 22 special education students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the special ed program make about $42,584 in their early career salary.
Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 12 special education students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, special ed degree recipients usually make an average of $41,376 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The special ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Special Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
