2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 25,158 special education students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
The Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the most popular school in the United States for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 10% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Kansas
Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 60% of the special ed majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.
About 78% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 22% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the United States. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 22% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at Teachers College at Columbia University
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the United States. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
About 78% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 22% are male.
Full Special Education at The University of Texas at Austin Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.
Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.
Full Special Education at University of Northern Colorado Report
Saint Louis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree special education programs. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in special ed at SLU, 50% are male and 50% are female.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
Of the 5 students majoring in special ed at UNM, 80% are male and 20% are female.
Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree special education programs. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 60% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
With a ranking of #9, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at George Washington University
University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Washington State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree special education programs. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
Women make up 60% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at Washington State University
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Special Education students that almost earned our Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools award.
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Special Education by Region
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 34 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).
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