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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

Our analysis found Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods, SMWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, special ed graduates from SMWC carry an average student debtload of $30,984.

Full Special Education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Report

#2

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 3 students majoring in special ed at Franklin University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Special Education at Franklin University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Union Institute & University is a great place for special education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 3 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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