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

19 Colleges
$43,541 Avg Salary
$26,703 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 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 19 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. UMSL is a 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 pursuing an online degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Midland University

Fremont, NE

The excellent online programs at Midland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Plains States Region . Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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#9

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #9 on the list. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online special education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

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 19 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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