Best Colleges with Special Education and Teaching Degrees in the U.S.

If you are seeking a degree in Special Education and Teaching, you'll find there is a large range of degrees that can be earned. A major in Special Education and Teaching is a very popular major and is offered at a wide variety of colleges and universities, all of which are listed below. Our 2021 ranking of the best colleges that offer Special Education and Teaching degrees is based on the compilation of our data from reliable government sources, student surveys, college graduate interviews, and editorial review. You can find more information about a Special Education and Teaching degree below along with a look at schools that offer online degrees in Special Education and Teaching.

The Best Special Education and Teaching Colleges of 2019

Rank	School Name	Location		Rating
1	Grand Canyon University	Phoenix, AZ	Grand Canyon University offers 4 Special Education And Teaching Degree programs. It's a large private university in a large city. In 2015, 1,615 students graduated in the study area of Special Education And Teaching with students earning 824 Bachelor's degrees, 683 Master's degrees, and 108 Certificates degrees.	Based on 8 Reviews	Read more: Grand Canyon University Reviews
2	Saint Joseph's College-New York	Brooklyn, NY	Saint Joseph's College-New York offers 2 Special Education And Teaching Degree programs. It's a medium sized private university in a large city. In 2015, 297 students graduated in the study area of Special Education And Teaching with students earning 214 Bachelor's degrees, and 83 Master's degrees.	Based on 8 Reviews	Read more: Saint Joseph's College-New York Reviews
3	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	Image by @alexqmaclin Vanderbilt University offers 4 Special Education And Teaching Degree programs. It's a large private university in a large city. In 2015, 65 students graduated in the study area of Special Education And Teaching with students earning 46 Master's degrees, 11 Bachelor's degrees, and 8 Doctoral degrees.	Based on 28 Reviews	Read more: Vanderbilt University Reviews
4	Liberty University	Lynchburg, VA	Liberty University offers 2 Special Education And Teaching Degree programs. It's a large private university in a small city. In 2015, 260 students graduated in the study area of Special Education And Teaching with students earning 177 Master's degrees, and 83 Bachelor's degrees.	Based on 44 Reviews	Read more: Liberty University Reviews
5	Ball State University	Muncie, IN	Ball State University offers 5 Special Education And Teaching Degree programs. It's a large public university in a small city. In 2015, 237 students graduated in the study area of Special Education And Teaching with students earning 152 Certificates degrees, 84 Master's degrees, 1 Doctoral degree.	Based on 48 Reviews	Read more: Ball State University Reviews
6	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock, PA	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania offers 4 Special Education And Teaching Degree programs. It's a medium sized public university in a far away town. In 2015, 241 students graduated in the study area of Special Education And Teaching with students earning 138 Bachelor's degrees, and 103 Master's degrees.	Based on 16 Reviews	Read more: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Reviews
7	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	George Mason University offers 2 Special Education And Teaching Degree programs. It's a large public university in a large suburb. In 2015, 229 students graduated in the study area of Special Education And Teaching with students earning 211 Master's degrees, and 18 Certificates degrees.	Based on 36 Reviews	Read more: George Mason University Reviews
8	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	Johns Hopkins University offers 1 Special Education And Teaching Degree program. It's a large private university in a large city. In 2015, 45 students graduated in the study area of Special Education And Teaching with students earning 45 Master's degrees.	Based on 32 Reviews	Read more: Johns Hopkins University Reviews
9	Simmons College	Boston, MA	Simmons College offers 3 Special Education And Teaching Degree programs. It's a medium sized private university in a large city. In 2015, 142 students graduated in the study area of Special Education And Teaching with students earning 142 Master's degrees.	Based on 4 Reviews	Read more: Simmons College Reviews
10	The College of New Jersey	Ewing, NJ	The College of New Jersey offers 4 Special Education And Teaching Degree programs. It's a medium sized public university in a large suburb. In 2015, 107 students graduated in the study area of Special Education And Teaching with students earning 55 Master's degrees, 41 Bachelor's degrees, and 11 Certificates degrees.	Based on 12 Reviews	Read more: The College of New Jersey Reviews

List of Special Education and Teaching Schools in the U.S.

School Name	Average tuition	Student Teacher Ratio	Enrolled Students
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	4/5	39 : 1	69,444
Saint Joseph's College-New York Brooklyn, NY	5/5	16 : 1	4,749
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	5/5	4 : 1	12,567
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	4/5	39 : 1	80,494
Ball State University Muncie, IN	3/5	20 : 1	21,196
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	3/5	24 : 1	8,611
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	3/5	21 : 1	33,929
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	5/5	6 : 1	22,686
Simmons College Boston, MA	5/5	14 : 1	5,662
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	4/5	15 : 1	7,406
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	5/5	15 : 1	14,354
Boston University Boston, MA	5/5	11 : 1	32,158
Fordham University Bronx, NY	5/5	16 : 1	15,286
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	3/5	23 : 1	11,089
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	5/5	16 : 1	43,401
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	2/5	20 : 1	50,645
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	4/5	20 : 1	45,842
George Washington University Washington, DC	5/5	17 : 1	26,212
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	4/5	11 : 1	23,883
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	3/5	15 : 1	27,043
University of Georgia Athens, GA	3/5	18 : 1	36,130
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	3/5	12 : 1	41,908
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	3/5	21 : 1	38,189
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	5/5	13 : 1	9,392
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	3/5	18 : 1	50,950

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Getting a Special Education and Teaching Degree Online

Schools offering online Special Education and Teaching degrees

Online Special Education and Teaching degrees are available at a variety of different schools with as many as 1,203 degrees earned at the most popular school. Read more below about all schools that have offered online Special Education and Teaching degrees. If you are interested learning more about getting a degree online, check out our page dedicated to online degree information.

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School Name	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's
Grand Canyon University	108	0	412	683
Western Governors University	0	0	273	176
George Mason University	18	0	0	211
Liberty University	0	0	83	177
Ball State University	8	0	0	84
Arkansas State University-Main Campus	0	0	0	143
University of Phoenix-Arizona	0	0	0	138
University of the Cumberlands	0	0	0	133
University of North Dakota	0	0	0	125
Saint Joseph's University	0	0	0	103
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	0	0	0	102
University of Northern Colorado	0	0	0	94
Texas Tech University	8	0	0	93
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	0	0	0	75
The University of West Florida	0	0	75	57
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	69	0	0	0
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin	0	0	0	67
Portland State University	0	0	0	62
Fort Hays State University	0	0	0	57
University of Kansas	0	0	0	57
Michigan State University	0	0	0	51
Oakland University	0	0	0	47
Campbellsville University	0	0	0	46
Emporia State University	3	0	0	44
Morningside College	0	0	0	44
Stephen F Austin State University	0	0	0	43
University of West Georgia	43	0	0	0
Pittsburg State University	0	0	0	42
University of Central Florida	0	0	0	41
University of Florida	3	0	0	41
Western Kentucky University	0	0	0	37
Georgetown College	0	0	0	35
Missouri State University-Springfield	0	0	35	20
Xavier University	0	0	0	34
University of West Alabama	12	0	0	34
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	2	0	0	34
Concordia University-Chicago	0	0	0	33
College of Southern Nevada	0	33	0	0
Texas A & M University-College Station	0	0	0	32
Monmouth University	0	0	0	32
Indian River State College	0	0	30	0
Walden University	30	0	0	0
Bemidji State University	0	0	0	30
University of North Texas	12	0	0	29
University of Arizona	0	0	0	29
Montana State University-Billings	0	0	0	29
The University of Alabama	0	0	0	27
East Carolina University	0	0	27	0
Southwestern College	0	0	0	26
University of Missouri-Columbia	0	0	0	26
Capella University	0	0	0	26
University of Toledo	0	0	0	26
Fontbonne University	0	0	25	11
Armstrong State University	0	0	0	25
Saint Leo University	0	0	0	24
University of Maine	2	0	0	23
Eastern Kentucky University	0	0	0	23
University of Nebraska at Kearney	0	0	0	22
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	22	0	0	3
University of Alaska Southeast	22	0	4	21
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	0	0	0	21
University of Wisconsin-Stout	0	0	21	0
Concordia University-Saint Paul	0	0	0	20
Florida International University	0	0	0	19
University of Massachusetts-Boston	0	0	0	19
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	1	0	19	12
Chadron State College	0	0	18	0
Northern Arizona University	0	0	0	18
University of Nebraska at Omaha	0	0	0	17
University of Southern Mississippi	0	0	12	16
University of Alaska Anchorage	1	0	0	16
Auburn University at Montgomery	0	0	0	15
Roberts Wesleyan College	0	0	0	15
University of Virginia-Main Campus	0	0	0	15
University of Alaska Fairbanks	15	0	0	7
Miami University-Oxford	0	0	0	15
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	0	0	0	14
Virginia Commonwealth University	0	0	0	14
Columbus State University	0	0	0	14
University of the Southwest	6	0	0	14
Jacksonville State University	0	0	0	13
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	0	0	13	0
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus	0	0	0	13
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	0	0	0	12
Graceland University-Lamoni	0	0	0	12
University of Idaho	0	0	0	11
Northwestern State University of Louisiana	11	0	0	10
Delta State University	0	0	0	11
University of Southern Maine	0	0	0	11
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	0	0	0	11
Minot State University	1	0	0	11
Rowan University	0	0	0	11
West Texas A & M University	0	0	0	11
Greenville College	0	0	0	10
University of Central Arkansas	10	0	0	5
Asbury University	0	0	0	10
The University of Texas at Tyler	0	0	0	10
University of Houston	0	0	0	10
University of South Florida-Main Campus	0	0	0	10
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne	0	0	0	10
Chaminade University of Honolulu	0	0	0	10
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	0	0	9	0
Concordia University-Nebraska	9	0	0	3
Lehigh Carbon Community College	0	9	0	0
Albany State University	0	0	0	9
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	0	0	0	9
Minnesota State University Moorhead	0	0	0	8
College of Southern Idaho	0	8	0	0
University of Arkansas	0	0	0	8
University of Houston-Victoria	0	0	0	8
Seton Hill University	0	0	0	7
Jackson State University	0	0	0	7
University of Phoenix-Colorado	6	0	0	7
Meredith College	0	0	0	7
Washington State University	0	0	0	7
Nova Southeastern University	0	0	0	6
Indiana State University	0	0	0	6
University of Wisconsin-Superior	0	0	0	6
Henry Ford College	0	6	0	0
Southwestern Oklahoma State University	0	0	4	5
Indiana University-Bloomington	0	0	0	5
Viterbo University	4	0	0	0
Taft College	3	4	0	0
Midway University	0	0	4	0
George Washington University	4	0	0	0
Texas A & M University-Kingsville	0	0	0	3
Kentucky State University	0	0	0	3
Creighton University	0	0	0	2
East Mississippi Community College	0	2	0	0
Hebrew College	2	0	0	0
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	0	0	2	0
Adams State University	0	0	0	2
University of Phoenix-Utah	0	0	0	2
Point Park University	0	0	0	2
Minnesota State University-Mankato	2	0	0	0
Union Institute & University	0	0	1	0
Lamar University	0	0	0	1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley	0	0	0	1
Trinity Baptist College	0	0	0	1
University of Phoenix-New Mexico	0	0	0	1
University of Phoenix-Hawaii	0	0	0	1

How many schools offer online Special Education and Teaching degrees?

41 Certificates
7 Associate's
26 Bachelor's
128 Master's

What degrees do people get in Special Education and Teaching?

Degree Level	Program Length	Colleges	Graduates
Associate's	2-year Length	50 Colleges	120 Graduates
Bachelor's	4-year Length	442 Colleges	8,298 Graduates
Certificates	< 1 year Length	189 Colleges	1,190 Graduates
Doctoral	1-2 year Length	67 Colleges	208 Graduates
Master's	1+ years Length	539 Colleges	11,386 Graduates

Special Education and Teaching Degree Overview

On the start of the search for Special Education and Teaching degrees, know that there are many possibilities for a traditional degree as well as higher education choices. Earning a degree in Special Education and Teaching may take more time than just your traditional degree as it is common to get advanced degrees as companion to the traditional. The most typical Special Education and Teaching degree earned was a master's degree and it also has the widest range of school possibilities as well. The second most popular Special Education and Teaching degree that people receive is a bachelor's degree. While a master's degree is slightly more popular, both are very typical options. Although an associate's degree is offered at some schools, getting a traditional degree is not very common. With your goals in mind, look for the Special Education and Teaching degree that can match your flexibility and needs in addition to finding a school with the right opportunities for you to earn that degree.

Average cost of college for a Special Education and Teaching degree

Average Tuition and Fees for a 2 year Degree

Average Tuition and Fees	School Control	Student Residence
$3,792	Public	In-State
$7,857	Public	Out-of-State

Average Tuition and Fees for a 4 year Degree

Average Tuition and Fees	School Control	Student Residence
$8,210	Public	In-State
$26,499	Private	In-State
$18,960	Public	Out-of-State
$26,499	Private	Out-of-State