2025 Best General Special Education Schools in Massachusetts
10
Colleges in Massachusetts
704
Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
General Special Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #36 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Special Education Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 704 degrees in general special education annually.
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Choosing a Great General Special Education School
Your choice of general special education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your General Special Education Degree Level
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 General Special Education Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for General Special Education in Massachusetts
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the teaching students with disabilities degree levels they offer.
10 Top Massachusetts Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In MA
35
Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in general special education has to check out Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were about 35 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general special education from Boston University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
Any student pursuing a degree in general special education has to look into Boston College. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.More information about a degree in general special education from Boston College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
111
Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Bridgewater State University if you want to pursue a degree in general special education. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Bridgewater. A Best Colleges rank of #452 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Bridgewater State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 111 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Bridgewater State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general special education from Bridgewater State University
Westfield State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general special education. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #505 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Westfield is a great university overall.
There were roughly 25 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Westfield in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general special education from Westfield State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
Worcester State is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Worcester. This university ranks 35th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.More information about a degree in general special education from Worcester State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
89
Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg. A Best Colleges rank of #496 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Fitchburg State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 89 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Fitchburg State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general special education from Fitchburg State University
Located in the large suburb of Easton, Stonehill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 31st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 13 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Stonehill in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general special education from Stonehill College
Assumption is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Worcester. This university ranks 48th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 21 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Assumption in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general special education from Assumption University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In MA
78
Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 60th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 78 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Cambridge College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general special education from Cambridge College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In MA
33
Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 39th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 33 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Elms College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general special education from Elms College
