2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Ball State University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 8% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Viterbo University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in special ed at Viterbo, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 72% of the special ed majors at the school.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 83% of the special ed majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Mount St. Joseph University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Maranatha Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Watertown.
Women make up 67% of the special ed majors at the school.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
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Miami University - Oxford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Special Education Colleges by State
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 Related Majors
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 12 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).
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