2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
With 25,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
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The Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fairfield University the best school in the New England Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Granite State College is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Endicott College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the New England Region . Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Assumption University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the New England Region . Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
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Sacred Heart 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. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
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Worcester State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Springfield College 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 #8 on the list. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
University of Maine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate special education programs. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.
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Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 1,231 |
Connecticut | 325 |
Rhode Island | 50 |
New Hampshire | 99 |
Maine | 91 |
Vermont | 45 |
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Special Education Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Educational Administration | 45,458 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
General Education | 21,189 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 23 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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