2025 Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Elementary Special Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #340 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 bachelor's degrees in elementary special education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on elementary special education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of elementary special education students who choose to seek a bachelor'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 elementary special education related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Elementary Special Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Elementary Special Education in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in elementary special education.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Elementary Special Ed

1

La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

La Salle University is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in elementary special education. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary special education from La Salle University

2

Neumann University
Aston, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Neumann University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in elementary special education. Located in the large suburb of Aston, Neumann is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary special education from Neumann University

Best Elementary Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	313
Maryland	370	97
Delaware	224	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Elementary Special Ed

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

Majors Similar to Elementary Special Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Special Education	523
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	226
Education of the Deaf	7
Other Special Education & Teaching	7
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs	4
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	3

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).
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