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2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the special ed doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 90% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at University of Kansas Report

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Special Education at Saint Louis University Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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#5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Northern Iowa

Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education colleges 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

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 6 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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