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2023 Best Special Education Schools in Ohio

21 Colleges
$39,131 Avg Salary
$25,775 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

With 484 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #15 most popular major in Ohio.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Special Education Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Special Education Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Colleges.

Top 10 Best Special Education Schools

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dayton the best school in Ohio for special education students. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

The excellent programs at Mount St. Joseph University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Ohio. Located in the large suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Muskingum University is a great place for special education students. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Concord.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Special Education Schools in Ohio list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

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#5

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

The excellent programs at Xavier University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Ohio. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#6

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Otterbein University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Special Education Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Mount Vernon Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Special Education Schools in Ohio list. MVNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Mount Vernon.

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Schools in Ohio ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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#10

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best special education programs. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 287
Illinois 631
Indiana 2,044
Wisconsin 288

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 21 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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