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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2 Colleges
$15,697 Avg Student Debt

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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Check out the online special ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Mesabi Range College

Virginia, MN
6 Associate Degrees

Our 2023 rankings named Mesabi Range College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for special education students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Virginia, Mesabi Range College is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Minot State University

Minot, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU is a small public school located in the town of Minot.

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 539
Kansas 444
Minnesota 846
Iowa 180
South Dakota 94
North Dakota 186
Nebraska 362

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 2 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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