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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New York to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Queens College

Queens, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Queens College the most popular online school in New York for special education students working on their graduate certificate. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.

Of the 26 students majoring in special ed at QC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full Special Education at Queens College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The City College of New York is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in special ed at CCNY, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Read full report on Special Education at The City College of New York

#3

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niagara University.

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#4

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bronx.

Of the 11 students majoring in special ed at Lehman, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Special Education at Lehman College Report

#5

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Special Education at Brooklyn College

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,854
Maryland 416
New Jersey 799
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 165

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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 5 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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