2023 Best Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Special Education School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 83 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Colleges.
Top 15% Best Special Education Schools
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
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Out of the 83 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.
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Out of the 83 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Viterbo University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.
Out of the 83 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
Out of the 83 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #6, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Wisconsin Lutheran College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
Lewis University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best special education programs. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Carthage College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #12 on the list. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenosha.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 14 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 15 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 16 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 287 |
| Illinois | 631 |
| Ohio | 484 |
| Indiana | 2,044 |
| Wisconsin | 288 |
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Special Education Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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