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2024 Best General Special Education Schools in New York

28 Colleges in New York
1,466 Teaching 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 28 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Special Education Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,466 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 York 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

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

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 Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for General Special Education in New York

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.

10 Top New York Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In NY
45.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in general special education has to look into Teachers College at Columbia University. 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 colleges nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.

There were about 22 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from Teachers College at Columbia University

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Touro College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
90 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general special education has to check out Touro College. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #407 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Touro is a great college overall.

There were approximately 90 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Touro in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Touro College

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY
55 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Bank Street College of Education is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general special education. Bank Street College of Education is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York.

There were about 55 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Bank Street College of Education in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Bank Street College of Education

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In NY
45.5% Growth in Graduates

St John's University - New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general special education. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #592 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means STJ is a great university overall.

There were roughly 22 general special education students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from St John’s University - New York

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LIU Post
Brookville, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
173 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #528 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means LIU Post is a great school overall.

There were approximately 173 general special education students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from LIU Post

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
82 Teaching 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. A Best Colleges rank of #788 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Manhattanville is a great college overall.

There were approximately 82 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Manhattanville in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from Manhattanville College

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
29th Most Popular In NY

Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hempstead. A Best Colleges rank of #552 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hofstra is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31st Most Popular In NY

NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 general special education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from New York University

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
207 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #720 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pace University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 207 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from Pace University - New York

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
27th Most Popular In NY

Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Riverdale. A Best Colleges rank of #810 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Manhattan is a great college overall.

There were about 6 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from Manhattan College


 

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
Pennsylvania 978 1,392
Maryland 618 126
New Jersey 614 575
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.

Majors Similar to Teaching Students with Disabilities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Special Education 1,246
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 627
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 584
Other Special Education & Teaching 132
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 102
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 36
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 31
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 25
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 21
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 19

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