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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

35 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 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Hunter College

New York, NY

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.

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#2

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

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.

Full Special Education at Adelphi University Report

#3

Queens College

Queens, NY

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.

Read full report on Special Education at Queens College

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.

Read full report on Special Education at The City College of New York

#5

SUNY Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

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.

Read full report on Special Education at SUNY Plattsburgh

#6

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

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.

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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.

Full Special Education at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#8

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

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.

Read full report on Special Education at Manhattanville College

#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

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.

Read full report on Special Education at Hofstra University

#9

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

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.

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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
New Jersey 799
Pennsylvania 1,854
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

Majors Similar to Special Ed

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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