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2023 Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
$29,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for special ed majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the best school in the Great Lakes Region for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great place for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is a great place for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. SMWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, special ed graduates from SMWC carry an average student debtload of $32,626.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. NWTC is a large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

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

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

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

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 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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