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2023 Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$91,539 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 36,792 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the special ed doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Western Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo ranked #7 on this year’s Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 607
Ohio 1,329
Illinois 1,153
Indiana 2,282
Wisconsin 598

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

Majors Similar to Special Ed

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 8 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).
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