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Largest special education programs in Georgia
Georgia special education programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of West Georgia | Carrollton | Public, 4-year | 159 |
| 2 | Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville | Public, 4-year | 62 |
| 3 | University of Georgia | Athens | Public, 4-year | 55 |
| 4 | Georgia State University | Atlanta | Public, 4-year | 44 |
| 5 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta | Public, 4-year | 43 |
| 6 | South Georgia State College | Douglas | Public, 4-year | 41 |
| 7 | Georgia Southwestern State University | Americus | Public, 4-year | 28 |
| 8 | Columbus State University | Columbus | Public, 4-year | 27 |
| 9 | Piedmont University | Demorest | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 21 |
| 10 | Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville | Public, 4-year | 20 |
| 11 | Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | Public, 4-year | 19 |
| 12 | Albany State University | Albany | Public, 4-year | 6 |
| 13 | Point University | West Point | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 14 | Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 15 | Augusta University | Augusta | Public, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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