Special Education and Teaching General

A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers in a collaborative or team environment. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 671 institutions across the United States, with a total of 68572 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

355

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

6,415

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

1,046

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

14,052

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

814

degrees awarded

Other Awards

45,815

awards given

Top Schools for Special Education and Teaching General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	4,149
2	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	3,996
3	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT	2,553
4	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	1,491
5	Ball State University Muncie, IN	1,413
6	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	981
7	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	975
8	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	972
9	National University San Diego, CA	867
10	St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY	855
11	American College of Education Indianapolis, IN	843
12	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	780
13	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	576
14	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	570
15	Illinois State University Normal, IL	525
16	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	498
17	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	471
18	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	468
19	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	468
20	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	444
21	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	405
22	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	393
23	Pace University New York, NY	390
24	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	382
25	University of West Alabama Livingston, AL	375
26	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	372
27	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	372
28	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	366
29	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	366
30	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	363
31	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	345
32	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	321
33	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	318
34	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	312
35	Utah State University Logan, UT	309
36	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	309
37	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	291
38	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	291
39	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	288
40	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	285
41	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	285
42	Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CA	284
43	National Louis University Chicago, IL	270
44	Long Island University Brookville, NY	264
45	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	258
46	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	255
47	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	255
48	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	255
49	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	252
50	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	249
51	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	246
52	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	246
53	Portland State University Portland, OR	246
54	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	237
55	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	237
56	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK	234
57	Florida International University Miami, FL	231
58	Ashford University San Diego, CA	231
59	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	231
60	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	228
61	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	228
62	University of Georgia Athens, GA	225
63	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	225
64	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	225
65	Morningside University Sioux City, IA	222
66	Kean University Union, NJ	219
67	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	219
68	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	219
69	Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	216
70	Alder Graduate School of Education Redwood City, CA	213
71	Radford University Radford, VA	213
72	Daemen University Amherst, NY	210
73	Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL	210
74	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	210
75	Bank Street College of Education New York, NY	201
76	Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY	201
77	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	201
78	Georgetown College Georgetown, KY	201
79	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	201
80	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	198
81	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	192
82	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	192
83	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	189
84	Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA	186
85	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	180
86	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	180
87	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	180
88	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	180
89	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	171
90	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	171
91	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	171
92	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	171
93	Touro University New York, NY	168
94	University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT	165
95	University of Maine Orono, ME	162
96	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	156
97	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	156
98	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	156
99	Minot State University Minot, ND	153
100	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	153