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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

With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #31 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate 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.

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

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 93% of the special ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Notre Dame of Maryland University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 93% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 95% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#4

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means McDaniel College is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#5

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Maryland landed the # 5 spot on the list. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large 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
New York 3,568
Pennsylvania 1,024
New Jersey 660
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 155

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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.

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