2025 Best General Special Education Associate Degree Schools

General Special Education is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #459 out of the 1020 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of general special education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 75 associate degrees in general special education during the <nil> academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general special education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general special education students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general special education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general special education students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Special Education Associate Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Special Education in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general special education.

Top Schools for an Associate in Teaching Students with Disabilities

1

College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in general special education needs to check out College of Southern Nevada. CSN is a very large public college located in the city of Las Vegas.More information about a associate in general special education from College of Southern Nevada

2

Normandale Community College
Bloomington, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Normandale Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general special education. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Bloomington.More information about a associate in general special education from Normandale Community College

General Special Education by Region

View the Best General Special Education Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Teaching Students with Disabilities

One of 17 majors within the Special Education area of study, General Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Teaching Students with Disabilities

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	1,173
Education of the Deaf	39
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	35
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed	2
Other Special Education & Teaching	2

Notes and References

• 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).
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