2023 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
With 25,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
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The Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 77 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Carroll University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wisconsin Lutheran College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carthage College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenosha.
With a ranking of #6, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.
With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
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Dominican University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.
University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin - Whitewater | Whitewater, WI |
| 14 | University of St Francis | Joliet, IL |
| 15 | Aurora University | Aurora, IL |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges 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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