2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in Washington

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in special education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #79 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of special education. Combined, these schools handed out 6 doctor's degrees in special education to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Special Education Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for special education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Special Education in Washington

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Special Ed Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Washington State University
Pullman, WA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Washington State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in special education. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in special education in Washington. More information about a doctorate in special education from Washington State University

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in special education. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in special education in Washington. More information about a doctorate in special education from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	178	8
Oregon	102	9
Nevada	58	3

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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	6

Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	72
General Education	12
Curriculum & Instruction	9
Educational Assessment	7
Education Philosophy	7
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5
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).
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