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Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 846 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Thomas Minnesota the most popular school in Minnesota for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 92 students majoring in special ed at UST MN, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 3 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Of the 52 students majoring in special ed at Minnesota State Mankato, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in special ed at Capella University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

Women make up 90% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#6

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in special ed at Bethel University Minnesota, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 81% of the special ed majors at the school.

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Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Of the 28 students majoring in special ed at St. Cloud State University, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN

Bemidji State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Of the 25 students majoring in special ed at Bemidji State University, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 539
Kansas 444
Iowa 180
Nebraska 362
North Dakota 186
South Dakota 94

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 13 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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