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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

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

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 358 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Missouri 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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

Women make up 93% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeast Missouri State University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fontbonne University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Missouri. Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Western State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 9 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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