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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana

13 Colleges
$40,452 Avg Salary
$26,144 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education 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.

The Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the most popular school in Indiana for special education students. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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#2

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Education. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

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#4

Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marian University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana list. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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The excellent programs at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Indiana. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana list. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#8

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Indiana University - South Bend came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of South Bend.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 13 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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