2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate 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. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.
Women make up 92% of the special ed majors at the school.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.
About 68% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 32% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.
Of the 25 students majoring in special ed at Olivet Nazarene, 28% are male and 72% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Of the 6 students majoring in special ed at Purdue, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St. Joseph University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mount St. Joe is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Cincinnati.
With a ranking of #7, Maranatha Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Watertown, MBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in special ed at MBU, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.
Baldwin Wallace University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Most Popular Online Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online special education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 287 |
Illinois | 631 |
Ohio | 484 |
Indiana | 2,044 |
Wisconsin | 288 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
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 |
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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 12 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).
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