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2024 Best General Special Education Schools in New Jersey

13 Colleges in New Jersey
590 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 13 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general special education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 590 degrees in general special education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Special Education School

Best General Special Education Schools in New Jersey 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general special education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

Associate Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Bachelor's Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Master's Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Doctor's Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities

The teaching students with disabilities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Special Education Schools in New Jersey. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Special Education in New Jersey

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the teaching students with disabilities degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top New Jersey Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
142 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

The College of New Jersey is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general special education. TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Ewing. A Best Colleges rank of #251 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.

There were approximately 142 general special education students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from The College of New Jersey

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ
60 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Rowan University is a good option for students interested in a degree in general special education. Rowan is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Glassboro. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.

There were about 60 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from Rowan University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
83 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general special education. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were approximately 83 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Kean University
Union, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NJ
41 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Kean University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general special education. Kean is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Union. This university ranks 22nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 41 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from Kean University

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NJ
32 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #404 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Seton Hall University

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NJ

Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Long Branch. A Best Colleges rank of #627 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Monmouth is a great university overall.

There were about 25 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Monmouth University

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NJ

Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Montclair State University

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In NJ

Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #482 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rider is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from Rider University

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Centenary University
Hackettstown, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In NJ

Located in the suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 14 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Centenary in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Centenary University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ
60 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 60 general special education students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from William Paterson University of New Jersey


 

Best General Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 1,427
Pennsylvania 978 1,392
Maryland 618 126
District of Columbia 441 34
Delaware 345 155

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Special Education & Teaching 89
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 48
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 21
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 15
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 13
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 13
Education of the Deaf 7
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 3

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