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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

12 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 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 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

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 small 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.

Full Special Education at Ball State University Report

#2

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

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 school 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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#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 72% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mount St. Joseph University is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. 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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With a ranking of #7, Maranatha Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. 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.

Full Special Education at Maranatha Baptist University Report

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate special education programs. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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Miami University - Oxford 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. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a 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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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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