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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

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

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 3rd in Indiana. In fact, 2,044 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Indiana.

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our analysis found Ball State University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Indiana. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Women make up 92% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at Ball State University Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Of the 6 students majoring in special ed at Purdue, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Special Education at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 7 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the # 3 spot on the list. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

Of the 4 students majoring in special ed at PFW, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Special Education at Purdue University Fort Wayne Report

Out of the 7 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the # 4 spot on the list. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

Full Special Education at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Special Education at Butler University Report

#6

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

American College of Education ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 287
Illinois 631
Ohio 484
Wisconsin 288

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 7 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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