If you pursue a degree in special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Special Education Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 417 degrees in special education to qualified students.
Your choice of special education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Special Education Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the special ed degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Towson University if you want to pursue a degree in special education. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 231 special education students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program report average early career income of $52,223.
Any student who is interested in special education needs to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 special education students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the special education degree program at Johns Hopkins University earn $10,135 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Every student pursuing a degree in special education has to check out University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 29 special education students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, special ed degree recipients usually make around $52,614 in the first five years of their career.
Notre Dame of Maryland University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in special education. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. This university ranks 13th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 46 special education students who graduated with this degree at NDMU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program report average early career income of $53,690.
McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Westminster. This college ranks 19th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 24 special education students who graduated with this degree at McDaniel in the most recent data year.
The Mount is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Emmitsburg. This university ranks 17th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 1 special education students who graduated with this degree at The Mount in the most recent year we have data available.
Hood is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Frederick. This college ranks 22nd out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 13 special education students who graduated with this degree at Hood in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the special ed program earn around $41,433 for their early career.
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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Your choice of special education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
