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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Minnesota

15 Colleges
$47,926 Avg Salary
$25,845 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

Special Education is the #13 most popular major in Minnesota with 679 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Minnesota 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.

Check out the special ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the most popular school in Minnesota for special education students. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

Full Special Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for special education students. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Minnesota list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Read full report on Special Education at Concordia University, Saint Paul

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#9

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Minnesota ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.

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#10

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN

Bemidji State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public college with a small student population.

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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
Missouri 358
Iowa 151
Kansas 441
Nebraska 155
North Dakota 161
South Dakota 11

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 15 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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