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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

In 2020-2021, special education students earned 1,854 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Drexel University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 73% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 27% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Carlow University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carlow is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the fringe town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Bryn Athyn College of the New Church 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 #6 on the list. Bryn Athyn College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bryn Athyn.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 799
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 8 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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