2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana
Finding the Best Special Education 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 Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the most popular school in Indiana for special education students. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, special ed graduates from Ball State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $278, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for special education students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana list. Located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods, SMWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Special Ed majors at SMWC take out an average of $32,277 in student loans while working on their egree.
The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at IU Bloomington take out is $22,250.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is a great place for special education students. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Marian University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at Purdue take out is $22,883.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Grace College and Theological Seminary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona Lake.
On average, special ed graduates from Grace College take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
Indiana Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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 |
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Ohio | 1,329 |
Illinois | 1,153 |
Michigan | 607 |
Wisconsin | 598 |
Special Education Related Majors
Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Special Ed Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 23 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).
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