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Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

7 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 2,282 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Indiana.

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our analysis found Ball State University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Indiana. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in special ed at Purdue, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in special ed at PFW, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Special Education at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#6

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#6

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

American College of Education ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,329
Illinois 1,153
Michigan 607
Wisconsin 598

Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Special Ed Concentrations

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 7 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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