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2025 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia

4 Colleges in Georgia
140 Bachelor's Degrees
$44,152 Avg Early-Career Salary
Special Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #55 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 140 bachelor's degrees in special education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Special Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia Your choice of special education for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for special education students working on their bachelor's degree.

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Special Education in Georgia

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for special education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Georgia Schools for a Bachelor's in Special Ed

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Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in special education has to take a look at University of Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the special ed program earn around $43,137 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from University of Georgia

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15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Georgia State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in special education. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Georgia State University

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Georgia College & State University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in special education. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the special ed program report average early career earnings of $45,167.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Georgia College & State University

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Georgia Gwinnett College crest
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, GA
11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in special education has to check out Georgia Gwinnett College. Georgia Gwinnett College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Georgia Gwinnett College

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 225 391
Tennessee 220 208
North Carolina 213 283
Virginia 213 128
South Carolina 195 148
Kentucky 187 180
Alabama 184 189
Louisiana 171 21
Mississippi 169 50
Arkansas 167 47
West Virginia 147 5

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 136
Elementary Special Education 3
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 1

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 1,609
Teacher Education Subject Specific 512
Other Education 121
General Education 17
Educational Administration 11
Multilingual Education 3

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