Federal data

Largest special education programs in Virginia

Virginia 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.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1Liberty UniversityLynchburgPrivate nonprofit, 4-year297
2George Mason UniversityFairfaxPublic, 4-year285
3Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkPublic, 4-year95
4Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondPublic, 4-year32
5Regent UniversityVirginia BeachPrivate nonprofit, 4-year24
6James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgPublic, 4-year24
7University of LynchburgLynchburgPrivate nonprofit, 4-year19
8Averett UniversityDanvillePrivate nonprofit, 4-year8
9University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesvillePublic, 4-year7
10Marymount UniversityArlingtonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year4
11Norfolk State UniversityNorfolkPublic, 4-year2
12Virginia State UniversityPetersburgPublic, 4-year2
13Randolph CollegeLynchburgPrivate nonprofit, 4-year1
14Shenandoah UniversityWinchesterPrivate nonprofit, 4-year1
15Virginia Union UniversityRichmondPrivate nonprofit, 4-year1
16Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVirginia BeachPrivate nonprofit, 4-year1

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.