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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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 #46 most popular major in Maryland with 416 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 29 students majoring in special ed at Johns Hopkins, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame of Maryland University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in special ed at NDMU, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Maryland. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Of the 21 students majoring in special ed at Towson, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#4

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McDaniel College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Westminster.

Of the 2 students majoring in special ed at McDaniel, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#5

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loyola University Maryland helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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
New Jersey 799
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 165

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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