2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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With 25,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
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The Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 104 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Special Education Schools
Our analysis found Ball State University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
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The excellent programs at American College of Education helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great place for special education students. Oakland is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
University of Toledo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.
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Northern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at Eastern Michigan University
Illinois State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #10, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Wisconsin - Superior did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #11 on the list. UW - Superior is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Superior.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Superior
DePaul University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Miami University - Oxford came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.
Aurora University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH |
| 17 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH |
| 17 | Kent State University at Kent | Kent, OH |
| 19 | Carroll University | Waukesha, WI |
| 20 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon, OH |
| 20 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 287 |
| Illinois | 631 |
| Ohio | 484 |
| Indiana | 2,044 |
| Wisconsin | 288 |
Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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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