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2023 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

48 Colleges
$38,520 Avg Salary
$25,108 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the best school in the Plains States Region for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Minot State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Plains States Region . MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

On average, special ed graduates from Winona State take out $26,656 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Special Ed majors at Minnesota State Mankato take out an average of $25,044 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree special education programs. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, special ed graduates from UNL carry an average student debtload of $24,632. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $337, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#7

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Augustana University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree special education programs. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

With a ranking of #10, Martin Luther College did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 539
Minnesota 846
Kansas 444
Iowa 180
Nebraska 362
North Dakota 186
South Dakota 94

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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