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2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

11 Colleges
$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

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 Indiana. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Women make up 90% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#2

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. American College of Education is a medium-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.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Indiana. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

Women make up 90% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne Report

#4

Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marian University is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 58% of the special ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the # 5 spot on the list. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

Women make up 87% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the city of South Bend.

Women make up 60% of the special ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Special Education at Indiana University - South Bend

Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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 11 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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