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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

18 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

With 25,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the online special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

About 94% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in special ed at KU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Plains States Region . UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#5

Midland University

Fremont, NE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Midland University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

Of the 10 students majoring in special ed at Midland U, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 22% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 15 students majoring in special ed at Missouri State, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#9

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 358
Minnesota 679
Iowa 151
Kansas 441
Nebraska 155
North Dakota 161
South Dakota 11

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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 18 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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