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2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

In 2020-2021, special education students earned 142 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Rhode Island 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Rhode Island College to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

Women make up 97% of the special ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the # 2 spot on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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#3

Providence College

Providence, RI

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 412
Massachusetts 1,313
Maine 115
Vermont 49
New Hampshire 125

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 4 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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