2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Of the 128 students majoring in special ed at Minnesota State Mankato, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 92% of the special ed majors at the school.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Plains States Region . UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in special ed at Hamline, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Midland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Plains States Region . Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fremont.
Women make up 70% of the special ed majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 9 students majoring in special ed at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Women make up 93% of the special ed majors at the school.
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Pittsburg State 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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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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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 18 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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