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2024 Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools

59 Colleges in the United States
1,227 Other Special Ed Degrees Awarded
A degree in other special education & teaching is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #418 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 59 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,227 degrees in other special education & teaching during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Special Education & Teaching School

Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools The other special ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Special Education & Teaching rankings. For our Best Overall Other Special Education & Teaching School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.

Pick Your Other Special Education & Teaching Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Other Special Ed
Bachelor's Degrees in Other Special Ed
Master's Degrees in Other Special Ed
Doctor's Degrees in Other Special Ed

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 Other Special Education & Teaching Schools 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 Other Special Education & Teaching in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of other special ed degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Other Special Ed

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
34.8% Growth in Graduates

George Washington University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in other special education & teaching. 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 approximately 23 other special education & teaching students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Every student who is interested in other special education & teaching needs to check out 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 roughly 21 other special education & teaching students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
64 Other Special Ed Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of St Thomas Minnesota if you wish to pursue a degree in other special education & teaching. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.

There were about 64 other special education & teaching students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

University of Dayton is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in other special education & teaching. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.

There were about 14 other special education & teaching students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in other special education & teaching. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 other special education & teaching students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
90 Other Special Ed Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.

There were about 90 other special education & teaching students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
23.5% Growth in Graduates

UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte. This university ranks 6th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 17 other special education & teaching students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hempstead. This university ranks 37th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 8 other special education & teaching students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent data year.

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Kean University
Union, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
34 Other Special Ed Degrees Awarded

Kean is a large public university located in the large suburb of Union. This university ranks 22nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 34 other special education & teaching students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent data year.

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Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SD

Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #363 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Augustana Sioux Falls is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 other special education & teaching students who graduated with this degree at Augustana Sioux Falls in the most recent year we have data available.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Other Special Education & Teaching Schools award.

Rank College Location
10 Minot State University Minot, ND
11 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
12 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
13 Manhattan College Riverdale, NY
14 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA

Other Special Education & Teaching by Region

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Other Special Education & Teaching is one of 17 different types of Special Education programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Other Special Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363

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