2025 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in special education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #55 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 159 bachelor's degrees in special education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 special education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt special education students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized special education related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The special ed 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 Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Special Education in New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Special Ed

1

The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ

68 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in special education needs to look into The College of New Jersey. TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Ewing.More information about a bachelor’s in special education from The College of New Jersey

2

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

24 Annual Graduates

Seton Hall University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in special education. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Seton Hall University

Best Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	761
Pennsylvania	274	824
Maryland	207	192
Delaware	130	10
District of Columbia	126	0

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Special Education Related Rankings by Major

Special Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Special Education	88
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	55
Other Special Education & Teaching	7
Education of the Deaf	5
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	845
Teacher Education Subject Specific	253
General Education	54

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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