2024 Best General Special Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
86Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
3,815Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
General Special Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #36 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 86 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Special Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,815 degrees in general special education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The teaching students with disabilities program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Special Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Special Education Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Special Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for General Special Education in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the teaching students with disabilities degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Teachers College at Columbia University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general special education. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year.
31Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
George Washington University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general special education. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 general special education students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
142Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat The College of New Jersey if you want to pursue a degree in general special education. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Ewing. A Best Colleges rank of #251 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.
There were about 142 general special education students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent data year.
90Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Touro College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general special education. Touro is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 31st out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 90 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Touro in the most recent year we have data available.
145Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WCUPA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 145 general special education students who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent year we have data available.
61Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.
There were approximately 61 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.
55Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Bank Street College of Education is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York.
There were approximately 55 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Bank Street College of Education in the most recent data year.
157Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #157 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Joe's is a great university overall.
There were roughly 157 general special education students who graduated with this degree at St. Joe's in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 41st out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 22 general special education students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent data year.
173Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. This school ranks 35th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 173 general special education students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent year we have data available.
82Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Purchase, Manhattanville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 53rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 82 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Manhattanville in the most recent year we have data available.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Special Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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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The teaching students with disabilities program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Special Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
