2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 36,792 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Out of the 43 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.
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Rowan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.
Rider University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
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Montclair State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.
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Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,854 |
| New York | 4,329 |
| Maryland | 416 |
| New Jersey | 799 |
| District of Columbia | 101 |
| Delaware | 165 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Special Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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