2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region
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 University of Massachusetts - Boston to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Granite State College is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.
Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 97% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 3% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the New England Region . Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 26 students majoring in special ed at UMaine, 4% are male and 96% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 26 students majoring in special ed at Quinnipiac, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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Endicott College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
Of the 17 students majoring in special ed at Endicott, 6% are male and 94% are female.
Southern New Hampshire University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in special ed at SNHU, 12% are male and 88% are female.
Antioch University - New England ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Keene.
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American International College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.
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University of Maine at Farmington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMaine Farmington is a small public school located in the remote town of Farmington.
Of the 9 students majoring in special ed at UMaine Farmington, 11% are male and 89% are female.
Full Special Education at University of Maine at Farmington Report
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 412 |
| Massachusetts | 1,313 |
| Maine | 115 |
| Vermont | 49 |
| New Hampshire | 125 |
| Rhode Island | 142 |
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 26 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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