2023 Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree School for You
With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best school in the United States for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 52 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 52 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
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University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Maryland - College Park
Syracuse University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.
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With a ranking of #10, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.
Full Special Education at Washington State University Report
Special Education by Region
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Special Education Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 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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