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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

5 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 3rd in Indiana. In fact, 2,044 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Indiana to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Indiana Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best school in Indiana for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 287
Illinois 631
Ohio 484
Wisconsin 288

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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