2025 Best General Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

General Special Education is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #68 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 84 bachelor's degrees in general special education to qualified students.

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 many resources a school devotes to general special education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general special education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 general special education related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Special Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts 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 General Special Education in Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Teaching Students with Disabilities

1

Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

Bridgewater State University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general special education. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general special education from Bridgewater State University

2

Westfield State University
Westfield, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Westfield State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general special education. Westfield is a small public university located in the large suburb of Westfield.More information about a bachelor’s in general special education from Westfield State University

Best General Special Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Special Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	341	86
Rhode Island	307	84
Vermont	289	2
Maine	281	12
New Hampshire	276	6

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General Special Education Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education of the Deaf	3
Elementary Special Education	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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