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2021 Best Special Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

5 Colleges
275 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,027 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Special Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Special Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

This year's Best Special Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in special ed. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent special education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the special education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Special Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying special ed.

Best Special Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Southern Connecticut State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's special education ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population. SCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Special Education in the New England Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. There are approximately 4,172 students at SCSU that take at least one class online. 2,335 students are part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Westfield State University. Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public school with a small student population. Westfield also made our Best Colleges for Special Education in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. There are roughly 1,138 part time students in attendance at Westfield.

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Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

Rhode Island College comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence. RIC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Special Education in the New England Region list.

About 3.0% of RIC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,583 students at RIC that take at least one class online. 2,015 of RIC students are attending part time.

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Bridgewater State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best special education schools for non-traditional students. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater. Bridgewater State also made our Best Colleges for Special Education in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.

About 1.7% of Bridgewater State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,579 students take at least one class online at Bridgewater State. 2,921 of Bridgewater State students are attending part time.

Full Special Education at Bridgewater State University Report

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Hartford. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford. UHart not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Special Education in the New England Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 1,149 students at UHart are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,552 part time students in attendance at UHart.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Hartford

Best for Non-Traditional Students Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students special education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 82
Connecticut 86
New Hampshire 26
Rhode Island 85
Maine 24
Vermont 3

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

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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