2023 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 25,158 special education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 118 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.
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2023 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bank Street College of Education the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Elizabethtown College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Manhattan College did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.
Westminster College Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Wilmington.
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Saint Joseph’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.
Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Delaware did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.
Centenary University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackettstown.
George Washington University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree special education programs. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
With a ranking of #17, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 19 | Hunter College | New York, NY |
| 20 | St John’s University - New York | Queens, NY |
| 21 | Dominican College of Blauvelt | Orangeburg, NY |
| 22 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 23 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville, PA |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 3,568 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,024 |
| Maryland | 224 |
| New Jersey | 660 |
| District of Columbia | 101 |
| Delaware | 155 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Special Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 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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