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Largest special education programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts special education programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public, 4-year | 112 |
| 2 | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public, 4-year | 82 |
| 3 | Simmons University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 48 |
| 4 | Cambridge College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 43 |
| 5 | Boston University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 36 |
| 6 | Lesley University | Cambridge | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 32 |
| 7 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | Boston | Public, 4-year | 32 |
| 8 | Stonehill College | Easton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 28 |
| 9 | College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 24 |
| 10 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 23 |
| 11 | Assumption University | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 22 |
| 12 | Westfield State University | Westfield | Public, 4-year | 20 |
| 13 | Framingham State University | Framingham | Public, 4-year | 13 |
| 14 | Regis College | Weston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 13 |
| 15 | Salem State University | Salem | Public, 4-year | 11 |
| 16 | Anna Maria College | Paxton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
| 17 | Curry College | Milton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 18 | Emmanuel College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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