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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

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 city of Mankato.

Of the 128 students majoring in special ed at Minnesota State Mankato, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Full Special Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for special education students working on their online graduate certificate. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

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 city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college 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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#5

Midland University

Fremont, NE

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 town of Fremont.

Women make up 70% of the special ed majors at the school.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school 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 very 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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#9

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

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 distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate special education programs. 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 schools 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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