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Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

7 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 2,282 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Indiana to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Indiana.

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the most popular school in Indiana for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the special ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Special Education at Ball State University

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 7 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in special ed at Purdue, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Special Education at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in special ed at PFW, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Indiana. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

Out of the 7 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Read full report on Special Education at Indiana University - Bloomington

#6

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

American College of Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Special Education at American College of Education

#6

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #6, Butler University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Full Special Education at Butler University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 607
Ohio 1,329
Illinois 1,153
Wisconsin 598

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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