2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the United States for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 60% of the special ed majors at the school.
Full Special Education at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 10% are male.
Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the United States. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.
About 78% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 22% are male.
Full Special Education at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
About 78% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 22% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at The University of Texas at Austin
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 22% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at Teachers College at Columbia University
University of Northern Colorado landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree special education programs. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.
Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Northern Colorado
Saint Louis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree special education programs. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in special ed at SLU, 50% are male and 50% are female.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
Of the 5 students majoring in special ed at UNM, 80% are male and 20% are female.
Read full report on Special Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
George Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at George Washington University
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree special education programs. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Washington State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree special education programs. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
Women make up 60% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at Washington State University
Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree special education programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 60% of the special ed majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Special Education students that almost earned our Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools award.
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Special Education by Region
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 34 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.
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