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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

6 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is the #28 most popular major in New Jersey with 799 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in New Jersey. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgian Court University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Special Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Best Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,854
New York 4,329
Maryland 416
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 165

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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