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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2 Colleges
$29,426 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online special ed undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#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 undergraduate certificate. SMWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods.

About 75% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

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

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

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Special Education at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

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 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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