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2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

8 Colleges
$29,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 36,792 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 87 students majoring in special ed at UC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods, SMWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the special ed majors at the school.

On average, special ed graduates from SMWC take out $32,626 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Special Education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

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Muskegon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Muskegon, Muskegon Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate special education programs. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 607
Ohio 1,329
Illinois 1,153
Indiana 2,282
Wisconsin 598

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

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 8 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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