2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree School for You
With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
About 33% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 67% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 50% are male.
Full Special Education at University of Illinois at Chicago Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Toledo
Western Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree special education programs. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Kent State University at Kent came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Special Ed Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
| 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 14 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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