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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Minnesota

8 Colleges
$47,926 Avg Salary
$25,845 Avg Student Debt

Special Education is the #13 most popular major in Minnesota with 679 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Minnesota 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 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the most popular online school in Minnesota for special education students. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Minnesota list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Out of the 8 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Minnesota State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Minnesota list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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