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2023 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in New York

48 Colleges
$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 4,329 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Bank Street College of Education to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Bank Street College of Education is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Out of the 48 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Out of the 48 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in New York. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Pace University - New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#7

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

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St John’s University - New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree special education programs. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Dominican College of Blauvelt did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orangeburg, Dominican College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The City College of New York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree special education programs. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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
Maryland 416
New Jersey 799
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 165

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

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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