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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the online special ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Southwest Minnesota State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the # 2 spot on the list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.

Of the 16 students majoring in special ed at CMU CGES, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in special ed at Dakota State, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Minot State University is a great place for special education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. MSU is a small public school located in the town of Minot.

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

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#5

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chadron State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in special ed at Chadron State College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Explore the most popular online special education colleges 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

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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 5 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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