2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 96 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Ball State University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
Women make up 90% of the special ed majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at American College of Education helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 12% are male.
Out of the 96 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 76% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 24% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 13% are male.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Illinois at Chicago
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 87% of the special ed majors at the school.
With a ranking of #6, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.
Of the 59 students majoring in special ed at University of Toledo, 7% are male and 93% are female.
Oakland University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
Of the 58 students majoring in special ed at Oakland, 9% are male and 91% are female.
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 85% of the special ed majors at the school.
Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 50 students majoring in special ed at Michigan State, 4% are male and 96% are female.
With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Superior did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. UW - Superior is a small public school located in the suburb of Superior.
Of the 46 students majoring in special ed at UW - Superior, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Superior
DePaul University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 45 students majoring in special ed at DePaul, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Miami University - Oxford ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.
Of the 43 students majoring in special ed at Miami University - Oxford, 14% are male and 86% are female.
With a ranking of #13, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 42 students majoring in special ed at UW - Whitewater, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
With a ranking of #13, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 42 students majoring in special ed at Aurora, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH |
| 16 | Carroll University | Waukesha, WI |
| 17 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon, OH |
| 17 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
| 19 | Ohio University - Athens Campus | Athens, OH |
| 19 | Muskingum University | New Concord, OH |
| 19 | Concordia University, Chicago | River Forest, IL |
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools 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).
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