2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Jersey
Finding the Best Special Education School for You
Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 799 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular 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 Schools in New Jersey
Check out the special ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the most popular school in New Jersey for special education students. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Special Ed majors at TCNJ take out an average of $26,458 in student loans while working on their egree.
Out of the 22 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.
On average, special ed graduates from Kean take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $264.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for special education students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey City University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.
Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.
William Paterson University of New Jersey ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Jersey list. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.
Read full report on Special Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey
Seton Hall University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Jersey ranking. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.
After completing their degree, special ed graduates from Seton Hall carry an average student debt load of $24,250.
Monmouth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.
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With a ranking of #10, Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah.
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Best Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 1,854 |
New York | 4,329 |
Maryland | 416 |
District of Columbia | 101 |
Delaware | 165 |
Special Education Related Majors
Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Special Ed Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 22 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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