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2025 Best General Special Education Schools in Tennessee

7 Colleges in Tennessee
309 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
General Special Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #36 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general special education. Combined, these schools handed out 309 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 Tennessee Your choice of general special education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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 Tennessee list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for General Special Education in Tennessee

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the teaching students with disabilities degree levels they offer.

Top Tennessee Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities

1
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
61 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general special education needs to take a look at University of Memphis. UofM is a very large public university located in the large city of Memphis. This university ranks 12th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 61 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a good option for students interested in a degree in general special education. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.

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Lipscomb crest
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TN
56 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general special education needs to look into Lipscomb University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #688 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.

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

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN
3.4% Growth in Graduates

East Tennessee State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general special education. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #802 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ETSU is a great university overall.

There were about 29 general special education students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TN

Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 8 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent data year.

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Carson - Newman crest
Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TN
11.5% Growth in Graduates

Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Jefferson City. This university ranks 22nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

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

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TN

Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 18th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 10 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 844
North Carolina 710 215
Georgia 690 363
Virginia 630 972
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.

Majors Similar to Teaching Students with Disabilities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Special Education & Teaching 9
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 6
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 3
Education of the Deaf 2
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 2
Elementary Special Education 2
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 2

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