Federal data

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.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewaterPublic, 4-year112
2Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburgPublic, 4-year82
3Simmons UniversityBostonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year48
4Cambridge CollegeBostonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year43
5Boston UniversityBostonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year36
6Lesley UniversityCambridgePrivate nonprofit, 4-year32
7University of Massachusetts-BostonBostonPublic, 4-year32
8Stonehill CollegeEastonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year28
9College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopeePrivate nonprofit, 4-year24
10Boston CollegeChestnut HillPrivate nonprofit, 4-year23
11Assumption UniversityWorcesterPrivate nonprofit, 4-year22
12Westfield State UniversityWestfieldPublic, 4-year20
13Framingham State UniversityFraminghamPublic, 4-year13
14Regis CollegeWestonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year13
15Salem State UniversitySalemPublic, 4-year11
16Anna Maria CollegePaxtonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year6
17Curry CollegeMiltonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year3
18Emmanuel CollegeBostonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year2

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.