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Largest special education programs in North Carolina
North Carolina 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 North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Public, 4-year | 52 |
| 2 | Appalachian State University | Boone | Public, 4-year | 18 |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Public, 4-year | 18 |
| 4 | East Carolina University | Greenville | Public, 4-year | 13 |
| 5 | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Public, 4-year | 13 |
| 6 | Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 7 | High Point University | High Point | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 8 | Campbell University | Buies Creek | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 5 |
| 9 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | Public, 4-year | 5 |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | Public, 4-year | 5 |
| 11 | Lees-McRae College | Banner Elk | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 12 | Methodist University | Fayetteville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 13 | University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 14 | Mars Hill University | Mars Hill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 15 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | Public, 4-year | 2 |
| 16 | Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 17 | Salem College | Winston-Salem | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 18 | St. Andrews University | Laurinburg | Private nonprofit, 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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