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2025 Best General Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools

3 Colleges in the United States
201 Doctor's Degrees
If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in general special education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #102 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general special education students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 201 doctor's degrees in general special education during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Special Education School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best General Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools The teaching students with disabilities doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality teaching students with disabilities program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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

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The teaching students with disabilities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General 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 general special education.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Teaching Students with Disabilities

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general special education. UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in general special education from University of Florida

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
16 Annual Graduates

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general special education. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in general special education from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Kansas if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general special education. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general special education from University of Kansas

General 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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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
Other Special Education & Teaching 6
Education of the Deaf 5
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 2
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 2

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