2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Ball State University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
Of the 433 students majoring in special ed at Ball State, 8% are male and 92% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 11% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Women make up 68% of the special ed majors at the school.
Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 15% are male.
The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at UC take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $23,964.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Olivet Nazarene University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.
About 72% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 28% are male.
With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
Of the 23 students majoring in special ed at UW - Eau Claire, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Full Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Report
Alverno College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Of the 15 students majoring in special ed at Alverno, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Loyola University Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Women make up 60% of the special ed majors at the school.
Kent State University at Kent ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
About 83% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 17% are male.
Full Special Education at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools 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 37 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.
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