2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Special Education
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.
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.
Read full report on Special Education at La Roche University
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.
Read full report on Special Education at Prince George’s Community College
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.
Read full report on Special Education at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
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.
Read full report on Special Education at Frederick Community College
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.
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.
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.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Jersey | 799 |
Pennsylvania | 1,854 |
New York | 4,329 |
Maryland | 416 |
District of Columbia | 101 |
Delaware | 165 |
Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Special Ed Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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