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2024 Best General Special Education Schools in Georgia

12 Colleges in Georgia
537 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. Combined, these schools handed out 537 degrees in general special education to qualified students.

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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
65 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

University of Georgia is a good decision for students pursuing 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 approximately 65 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.

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

Georgia College & State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in general special education. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public university with a moderately-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 roughly 78 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent data year.

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

It is hard to beat Georgia State University if you want 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 53 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In GA
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Georgia Southern University is a great option 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 roughly 21 general special education students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In GA
46.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the 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 schools nationwide means Augusta University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 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
Demorest, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In GA
28.6% 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 about 14 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
127 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

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

There were approximately 127 general special education students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In GA

Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a very 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 12 general special education students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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

There were roughly 40 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 moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbus. This university ranks 43rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 26 general special education students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent data year.

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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.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida715844
North Carolina710215
Virginia630972
Tennessee624313
South Carolina530201
Kentucky518500
Mississippi501150
Alabama500301
Louisiana48929
Arkansas466102
West Virginia41046

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General Special Education is one of 17 different types of Special Education programs to choose from.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented50
Other Special Education & Teaching30
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities10
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism8
Elementary Special Education5
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs1

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