Special Education is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on special education — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
College Factual ranked the 134 special education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Most Focused Schools for Special Education in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the most focused on special education in the Middle Atlantic Region, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
The most focused school in the country for special education is Bank Street College Of Education. Bank Street College Of Education is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. About 26% of the degrees Bank Street College Of Education awards are in special education, or about 89 graduates in the most recent year.
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Saint Josephs College New York is one of the most focused special education schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Saint Josephs College New York is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn. About 20% of the degrees Saint Josephs College New York awards are in special education, or about 263 graduates in the most recent year.
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Touro College ranks #3 for special education by degree focus. Located in the city of New York, Touro College is a private not-for-profit university. Special Education accounts for around 20% of the degrees granted here, or about 754 graduates in the most recent year.
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Roberts Wesleyan College ranks #4 for special education by degree focus. Roberts Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. About 20% of the degrees Roberts Wesleyan College awards are in special education, or about 109 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cheyney University Of Pennsylvania ranks #5 for special education by degree focus. Set in the rural area of Cheyney, Cheyney University Of Pennsylvania is a public institution. About 18% of the degrees Cheyney University Of Pennsylvania awards are in special education, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year.
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College Of Mount Saint Vincent landed the #6 spot among the most focused special education schools. Set in the city of Bronx, College Of Mount Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit institution. About 15% of the degrees College Of Mount Saint Vincent awards are in special education, or about 166 graduates in the most recent year.
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Wilson College placed #7 for special education by degree focus. Wilson College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chambersburg. At this school, roughly 14% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year.
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Metropolitan College Of New York comes in at #8 for special education focus this year. Set in the city of New York, Metropolitan College Of New York is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 13% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year.
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Niagara University placed #9 for special education by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Niagara University, Niagara University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 13% of the degrees Niagara University awards are in special education, or about 209 graduates in the most recent year.
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Saint Thomas Aquinas College placed #10 for special education by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Sparkill, Saint Thomas Aquinas College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 12% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 39 graduates in the most recent year.
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Daemen College placed #11 for special education by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Amherst, Daemen College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 11% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 97 graduates in the most recent year.
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Manhattanville College landed the #12 spot among the most focused special education schools. Set in the suburb of Purchase, Manhattanville College is a private not-for-profit institution. Special Education accounts for around 10% of the degrees granted here, or about 65 graduates in the most recent year.
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Slippery Rock University Of Pennsylvania comes in at #13 for special education focus this year. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, Slippery Rock University Of Pennsylvania is a public university. About 9% of the degrees Slippery Rock University Of Pennsylvania awards are in special education, or about 213 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cuny Brooklyn College placed #14 for special education by degree focus. Cuny Brooklyn College is a public school located in the city of Brooklyn. Special Education accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 259 graduates in the most recent year.
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Holy Family University ranked #15 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Holy Family University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. Special Education accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 69 graduates in the most recent year.
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Keuka College placed #16 for special education by degree focus. Set in the town of Keuka Park, Keuka College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 7% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year.
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Neumann University landed the #17 spot among the most focused special education schools. Located in the suburb of Aston, Neumann University is a private not-for-profit university. About 7% of the degrees Neumann University awards are in special education, or about 37 graduates in the most recent year.
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Molloy College placed #18 for special education by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy College is a private not-for-profit university. Special Education accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 89 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cuny Lehman College placed #19 for special education by degree focus. Located in the city of Bronx, Cuny Lehman College is a public university. At this school, roughly 7% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 214 graduates in the most recent year.
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The College Of New Jersey landed the #20 spot among the most focused special education schools. Set in the suburb of Ewing, The College Of New Jersey is a public institution. At this school, roughly 7% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 130 graduates in the most recent year.
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Suny At Geneseo comes in at #21 for special education focus this year. Located in the town of Geneseo, Suny At Geneseo is a public university. At this school, roughly 6% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 63 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cuny Hunter College placed #22 for special education by degree focus. Set in the city of New York, Cuny Hunter College is a public institution. About 6% of the degrees Cuny Hunter College awards are in special education, or about 338 graduates in the most recent year.
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Suny College At Plattsburgh ranked #23 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Suny College At Plattsburgh is a public school located in the town of Plattsburgh. Special Education accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 74 graduates in the most recent year.
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Suny College At Cortland placed #24 for special education by degree focus. Suny College At Cortland is a public school located in the town of Cortland. Special Education accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 106 graduates in the most recent year.
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Thiel College comes in at #25 for special education focus this year. Thiel College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Greenville. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Focused Special Education Schools
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most focused special education list:
This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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 our data about colleges.
