2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 4,329 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
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The Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 35 schools in New York 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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Hunter College to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.
About 73% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 28% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Adelphi University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in New York. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden City.
Women make up 89% of the special ed majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.
Women make up 92% of the special ed majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The City College of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Plattsburgh. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the distant town of Plattsburgh, SUNY Plattsburgh is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 58% of the special ed majors at the school.
With a ranking of #6, Lehman College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bronx.
Women make up 64% of the special ed majors at the school.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in special ed at Columbia, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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Manhattanville College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Manhattanville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Purchase.
Of the 9 students majoring in special ed at Manhattanville, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 75% of the special ed majors at the school.
With a ranking of #9, Brooklyn College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in special ed at Brooklyn College, 13% are male and 88% are female.
Best Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Jersey | 799 |
Pennsylvania | 1,854 |
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
Majors Similar to Special Ed
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 35 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).
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