2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Special Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 630 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the United States for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,624 students majoring in special ed at Grand Canyon University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.
Women make up 90% of the special ed majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
About 87% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 13% are male.
Full Special Education at Arizona State University - Skysong Report
Out of the 630 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 85% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 15% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 431 students majoring in special ed at National University, 28% are male and 72% are female.
With a ranking of #6, Western Governors University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 420 students majoring in special ed at WGU, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Lamar University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
Of the 330 students majoring in special ed at Lamar University, 7% are male and 93% are female.
George Mason University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 91% of the special ed majors at the school.
Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.
Liberty University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 84% of the special ed majors at the school.
The University of West Florida came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.
About 86% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 14% are male.
With a ranking of #12, Brooklyn College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 236 students majoring in special ed at Brooklyn College, 31% are male and 69% are female.
Endicott College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
About 86% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 14% are male.
Pace University - New York ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 69% of the special ed majors at the school.
With a ranking of #15, Daemen College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, Daemen College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 84% of the special ed majors at the school.
LIU Post did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.
Of the 173 students majoring in special ed at LIU Post, 27% are male and 73% are female.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 156 students majoring in special ed at A-State, 6% are male and 94% are female.
Full Special Education at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report
With a ranking of #18, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.
Of the 152 students majoring in special ed at University of Northern Colorado, 7% are male and 93% are female.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Northern Colorado
American International College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Of the 148 students majoring in special ed at AIC, 23% are male and 77% are female.
Full Special Education at American International College Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
Of the 142 students majoring in special ed at UT Rio Grande Valley, 14% are male and 86% are female.
American College of Education came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 12% are male.
Saint Joseph’s University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 12% are male.
University of North Dakota landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
Of the 126 students majoring in special ed at UND, 10% are male and 90% are female.
St. Joseph’s College - New York landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. SJC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 12% are male.
Wilmington University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 83% of the special ed majors at the school.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 630 different United States special education schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools award.
Special Education by Region
View the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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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 25 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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