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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

3 Colleges
$38,520 Avg Salary
$25,108 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. SMWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods.

On average, special ed graduates from SMWC take out $30,984 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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

#2

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the special ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Union Institute & University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Union Institute & University

Explore the most popular online special education colleges 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

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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 3 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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