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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

8 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 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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Our 2023 rankings named Granite State College the most popular online school in the New England Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at Granite State College Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in special ed at UMaine, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in special ed at SNHU, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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#4

Hebrew College

Newton Centre, MA

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hebrew College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hebrew College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newton Centre.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Franklin Pierce University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the New England Region . Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rindge.

Read full report on Special Education at Franklin Pierce University

#7

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

Assumption University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Full Special Education at Assumption University Report

#7

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College 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. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

Of the 17 students majoring in special ed at Endicott, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Full Special Education at Endicott College Report

Explore the most popular online special education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 412
Massachusetts 1,313
Maine 115
Vermont 49
New Hampshire 125
Rhode Island 142

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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 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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