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2023 Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Special Education Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, special education students earned 1,313 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for teaching 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for special ed majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top Massachusetts Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Special Education

Our analysis found Quinsigamond Community College to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Massachusetts. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Read full report on Special Education at Quinsigamond Community College

#2

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bridgewater State University is a great place for special education students working on their basic certificate. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.

Full Special Education at Bridgewater State University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 412
Maine 115
Vermont 49
New Hampshire 125
Rhode Island 142

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

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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