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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

19 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Queens College

Queens, NY

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.

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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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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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#7

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

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.

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#8

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

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.

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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.

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#10

Georgian Court University

Lakewood, NJ

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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Explore the most popular online special education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 799
Pennsylvania 1,854
New York 4,329
Maryland 416
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 165

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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