2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in the New England Region

A doctor's degree in special education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #79 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 doctor's degrees in special education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for special education.

 

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

Below you'll see a list of 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

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in special education. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in special education in Massachusetts. More information about a doctorate in special education from Boston University

2

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in special education needs to check out University of Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in special education in Connecticut. More information about a doctorate in special education from University of Connecticut

Best Special Education Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	147	0
Connecticut	95	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	8

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	329
Educational Administration	202
Teacher Education Grade Specific	80
Teacher Education Subject Specific	35
Curriculum & Instruction	18
Multilingual Education	6
Other Education	6
Educational Assessment	4
Student Counseling	3
Instructional Media Design	1

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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