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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.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 297 |
| 2 | George Mason University | Fairfax | Public, 4-year | 285 |
| 3 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk | Public, 4-year | 95 |
| 4 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Public, 4-year | 32 |
| 5 | Regent University | Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 24 |
| 6 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg | Public, 4-year | 24 |
| 7 | University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 19 |
| 8 | Averett University | Danville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 9 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | Public, 4-year | 7 |
| 10 | Marymount University | Arlington | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 11 | Norfolk State University | Norfolk | Public, 4-year | 2 |
| 12 | Virginia State University | Petersburg | Public, 4-year | 2 |
| 13 | Randolph College | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 14 | Shenandoah University | Winchester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 15 | Virginia Union University | Richmond | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 16 | Virginia Wesleyan University | Virginia Beach | 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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