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2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 4th in Connecticut. In fact, 412 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Connecticut to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the special ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

#1

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Our analysis found University of Saint Joseph to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

Women make up 83% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at University of Saint Joseph Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Connecticut State University is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 12% are male.

Read full report on Special Education at Southern Connecticut State University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in special ed at UCONN, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Connecticut State University is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in special ed at CCSU, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Special Education at Central Connecticut State University Report

#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Hartford is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

Women make up 88% of the special ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Special Education at Quinnipiac University

#7

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #7, Fairfield 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 Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Fairfield University

With a ranking of #8, Western Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury.

Women make up 63% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at Western Connecticut State University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,313
Maine 115
Vermont 49
New Hampshire 125
Rhode Island 142

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Special Ed Concentrations

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

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 8 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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