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2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

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Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 4th in Wisconsin. In fact, 598 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our analysis found Viterbo University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Wisconsin. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.

Women make up 77% of the special ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Special Education at Viterbo University

The in-demand basic certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Wisconsin. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

Women make up 92% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

About 87% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Stout helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Wisconsin. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,329
Illinois 1,153
Indiana 2,282
Michigan 607

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 4 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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