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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Ohio

8 Colleges
$39,131 Avg Salary
$25,775 Avg Student Debt

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 1,329 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular online programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the most popular online school in Ohio for special education students. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

Special Ed majors at BGSU take out an average of $24,625 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $297, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount St. Joseph University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

The excellent online programs at Franklin University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Ohio. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

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The excellent online programs at Union Institute & University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Ohio. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baldwin Wallace University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Ohio list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, special ed majors at Miami University - Oxford accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Gateway Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Ohio list. Eastern Gateway Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Steubenville.

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Ohio list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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

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

Special Ed Concentrations

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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