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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 799 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey 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.

Check out the online special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

#1

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Rowan University the most popular online school in New Jersey for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

Full Special Education at Rowan University Report

Our 2023 rankings named Georgian Court University the most popular online school in New Jersey for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Georgian Court University

#3

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Elizabeth landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Special Education at College of Saint Elizabeth

#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

Full Special Education at Monmouth University Report

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

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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.

  • 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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