2024 Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in special education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #83 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

There was only one school in the New England Region to review for the 2024 Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

More Ways to Rank Special Education Schools

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Special Education in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Special Ed

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

2 Annual Graduates

University of Connecticut is a great choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in special education. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in special education from University of Connecticut

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in special education. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in special education from Boston University

Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	0
Connecticut	93	2

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Special Ed

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Special Education	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	193
General Education	192
Teacher Education Grade Specific	94
Teacher Education Subject Specific	29
Curriculum & Instruction	17
Other Education	17
Educational Assessment	9
Multilingual Education	3
Student Counseling	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks. More about our data sources and methodologies.