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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Oklahoma

13 Colleges
$39,956 Avg Salary
$24,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

With 101 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #81 most popular major in Oklahoma.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Special Education Schools in Oklahoma ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Oklahoma to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Oklahoma Norman Campus to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in Oklahoma. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Northeastern State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Oklahoma. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Central Oklahoma helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Oklahoma. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

On average, special ed graduates from UCO take out $24,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 13 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at East Central University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Oklahoma. ECU is a small public school located in the town of Ada.

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University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Located in the distant town of Chickasha, USAO is a public college with a small student population.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Oral Roberts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the town of Alva, NWOSU is a public school with a small student population.

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Oklahoma Baptist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Located in the distant town of Shawnee, OBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,536
Arizona 3,941
New Mexico 144

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Special Ed

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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