2023 Most Popular 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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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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in the New England Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular 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 attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Boston to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 44 students majoring in special ed at UMass Boston, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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A rank of #2 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 town of Concord.
Of the 35 students majoring in special ed at GSC, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Read full report on Special Education at Granite State College
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Worcester State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 97% of the special ed majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 77% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 23% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at Quinnipiac University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 4% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Maine
Endicott College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
About 94% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 6% are male.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 12% are male.
Antioch University - New England landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Keene.
American International College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Read full report on Special Education at American International College
University of Maine at Farmington ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMaine Farmington is a small public school located in the town of Farmington.
About 89% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 11% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Maine at Farmington
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,231 |
| Connecticut | 325 |
| Rhode Island | 50 |
| New Hampshire | 99 |
| Maine | 91 |
| Vermont | 45 |
Majors Related to Special Ed
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 26 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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