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2023 Best Special Education Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$58,749 Avg Salary

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Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 101 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Best Special Education Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Special Education Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Colleges.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best school in District of Columbia for special education students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Full Special Education at George Washington University Report

#2

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at American University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Special Education Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 799
Pennsylvania 1,854
New York 4,329
Maryland 416
Delaware 165

Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Special Ed Concentrations

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 4 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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