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

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Finding the Best Special Education Basic 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.

The Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Our analysis found Robert Morris University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moon Township.

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#2

La Roche University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means La Roche University is a great place for special education students working on their basic certificate. La Roche is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.

About 50% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Prince George’s Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a great place for special education students working on their basic certificate. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Frederick Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anne Arundel Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

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#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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#5

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carlow University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education colleges 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

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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