2024 Best Special Education Schools in Minnesota
13
Colleges in Minnesota
836
Special Ed Degrees Awarded
$47,926
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in
special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Special Education Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 836 degrees in special education during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Special Education School
Your choice of special education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Special Education Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Special Education Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Special Education in Minnesota
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the special ed degree levels they offer.
10 Top Minnesota Schools in Special Ed
Every student who is interested in special education needs to check out University of St Thomas Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 115 special education students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, special ed degree recipients generally earn around $49,481 in their early careers.
More information about a degree in special education from University of St Thomas MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great decision for students interested in a degree in special education. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 78 special education students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the special ed program make about $48,055 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in special education from University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesWinona State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in special education. Winona State is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Winona. A Best Colleges rank of #408 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 42 special education students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, special ed degree recipients typically earn about $41,623 in the first five years of their career.
More information about a degree in special education from Winona State UniversityMinnesota State University - Mankato is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in special education. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were approximately 165 special education students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the special ed program make an average of $46,538 in the first couple years of working.
More information about a degree in special education from Minnesota State University - MankatoSt. Cloud State University is a large public university located in the small city of Saint Cloud. This university ranks 24th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 63 special education students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the special ed program make around $44,095 in the first couple years of their career.
More information about a degree in special education from Saint Cloud State UniversityLocated in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #391 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bethel University Minnesota is a great university overall.
There were about 63 special education students who graduated with this degree at Bethel University Minnesota in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the special education degree program at Bethel University Minnesota get $4,821 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
More information about a degree in special education from Bethel University MinnesotaMSU Moorhead is a small public university located in the suburb of Moorhead. This university ranks 25th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 45 special education students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the special ed program make around $48,921 in the first couple years of working.
More information about a degree in special education from Minnesota State University - MoorheadLocated in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 14 special education students who graduated with this degree at Augsburg in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in special education from Augsburg UniversityMaster's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In MN
31
Special Ed Degrees Awarded
Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Marshall. This university ranks 48th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 31 special education students who graduated with this degree at Southwest Minnesota State University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in special education from Southwest Minnesota State UniversityConcordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 44th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 46 special education students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent year we have data available. Those special education students who get their degree from Concordia University, Saint Paul make $4,423 more than the standard special ed graduate.
More information about a degree in special education from Concordia University, Saint Paul
