2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Queens College the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.
Of the 26 students majoring in special ed at QC, 8% are male and 92% are female.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at The City College of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in special ed at CCNY, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in special ed at Drexel, 27% are male and 73% are female.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in special ed at GWU, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Carlow University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
With a ranking of #8, Niagara University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niagara University.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.
Georgian Court University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate special education programs. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lakewood.
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Most Popular Online Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online special education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Jersey | 799 |
Pennsylvania | 1,854 |
New York | 4,329 |
Maryland | 416 |
District of Columbia | 101 |
Delaware | 165 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Special Ed Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 19 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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