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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 287 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Eastern Michigan University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

About 83% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Special Education at Eastern Michigan University Report

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Michigan. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#3

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Madonna University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 631
Ohio 484
Indiana 2,044
Wisconsin 288

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 5 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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