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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools

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$91,539 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 25,158 special education students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Special Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Colorado the most popular online school in the United States for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Northern Iowa is a great place for special education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cardinal Stritch University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cardinal Stritch is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milwaukee.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 4 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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