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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate 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. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the most popular school in the Plains States Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

About 94% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

Full Special Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#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 Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in special ed at KU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Plains States Region . St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Of the 27 students majoring in special ed at St. Cloud State University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Special Education at Saint Cloud State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Full Special Education at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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 large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in special ed at UMN Twin Cities, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Special Ed majors at UMN Twin Cities take out an average of $21,104 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Full Special Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Of the 15 students majoring in special ed at Missouri State, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Full Special Education at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

Winona State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#8

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #8, Hamline University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 15% are male.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#9

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Midland University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

Of the 10 students majoring in special ed at Midland U, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 33 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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