2024 Best General Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

General Special Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #102 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general special education. Combined, these schools handed out 17 doctor's degrees in general special education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general special education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general special education students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general special education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general special education students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Special Education Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Special Education in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general special education.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Teaching Students with Disabilities

1

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general special education. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in general special education from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

2

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Lehigh University is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general special education. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem.More information about a doctorate in general special education from Lehigh University

Best General Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Special Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	1
Maryland	190	3
New Jersey	165	0
District of Columbia	143	5

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General Special Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Special Education area of study, General Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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