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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Minnesota

9 Colleges
$47,926 Avg Salary
$25,845 Avg Student Debt

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 846 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato the most popular online school in Minnesota for special education students. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

On average, special ed graduates from Minnesota State Mankato take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwest Minnesota State University is a great place for special education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent online programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at UMN Twin Cities take out is $21,500.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent online programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Special Education Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Mesabi Range College

Virginia, MN

Mesabi Range College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Virginia, Mesabi Range College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Bemidji State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best special education programs. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best special education programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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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 9 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).
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