2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree 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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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 in New York ranking. This report analyzed 59 schools in New York 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 New York
Check out the special ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Touro College the most popular school in New York for special education students working on their master’s degree. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 635 students majoring in special ed at Touro, 15% are male and 85% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in New York. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.
About 80% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 20% are male.
Out of the 59 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 69% of the special ed majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 69% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 31% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Daemen College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Amherst, Daemen College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 16% are male.
LIU Post came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.
Women make up 73% of the special ed majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, St. Joseph’s College - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. SJC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
Of the 122 students majoring in special ed at SJC, 12% are male and 88% are female.
The City College of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 118 students majoring in special ed at CCNY, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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Queens 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. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.
Of the 85 students majoring in special ed at QC, 16% are male and 84% are female.
St John’s University - New York 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. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 88% of the special ed majors at the school.
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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 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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).
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