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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 799 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the most popular school in New Jersey for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 98% of the special ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

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#3

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in special ed at Rider, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#5

Drew University

Madison, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Drew University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Drew is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.

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Georgian Court University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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#8

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

Full Special Education at Monmouth University Report

#8

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

College of Saint Elizabeth came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Centenary University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackettstown.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,854
New York 4,329
Maryland 416
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 165

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 11 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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