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Major Overview for Special Education and Teaching, General

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Overview for 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. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Special Education and Teaching, General

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Special Education and Teaching, General among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Saint Josephs College-Suffolk Campus
Patchogue, NY
319
(35.7%)
Minimally Selective$15,520
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
183
(4.2%)
Moderately Selective$16,755
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
106
(9.0%)
Minimally Selective$13,926
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
99
(8.6%)
Highly Selective$35,520
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
97
(2.6%)
Moderately Selective$17,356
SUNY at Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
95
(8.3%)
Highly Selective$14,966
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA
90
(5.9%)
Minimally Selective$15,811
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
86
(2.5%)
Moderately Selective$15,004
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
81
(2.8%)
Minimally Selective$12,400
Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ
79
(1.1%)
Minimally Selective$13,241
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.