2025 Best Administration of Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Administration of Special Education is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #448 out of the 862 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for administration of special education students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 20 doctor's degrees in administration of special education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to administration of special education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of administration of special education students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized administration of special education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for administration of special education students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Administration of Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Administration of Special Education in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in administration of special education.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Administration of Special Ed

1

Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in administration of special education needs to take a look at Concordia University, Chicago. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in administration of special education from Concordia University, Chicago

2

Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Gwynedd Mercy University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in administration of special education. Located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley, Gwynedd - Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in administration of special education from Gwynedd Mercy University

Administration of Special Education by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Administration of Special Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Educational Administration area of study, Administration of Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Administration of Special Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	6,163
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	949
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	551
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	188
Community College Education	168
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	143
Urban Education & Leadership	87
Adult & Continuing Education Administration	67
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	13
International School Administration/Leadership	7

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL. More about our data sources and methodologies.