2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Special Education 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the online special ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for special education students. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at Minnesota State Mankato take out is $27,000.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
The excellent online programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at Dakota State take out is $31,000.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, special ed graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debtload of $21,500.
Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the # 4 spot on the list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.
Hamline University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Minot State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.
Chadron State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.
Most Popular Online Special Education Colleges by State
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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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 23 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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