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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2020-2021, 1,625 people earned their degree in elementary special education, making the major the 326th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 44 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in elementary special education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in elementary special education.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree elementary special ed students.

Top 6 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education in the Great Lakes Region

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Marietta College
Marietta, Ohio

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marietta College landed the #1 spot on the list. Marietta College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marietta, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Marietta

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ball State University Elementary Special Education Report

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Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the #3 spot on the list. Spring Arbor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spring Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Spring Arbor University

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Marian University
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marian University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region. Marian is a small school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 0 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Marian University Elementary Special Education Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Heidelberg University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tiffin, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary special ed students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Heidelburg College

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Special Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Wesleyan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio Wesleyan University is a small school located in Delaware, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary Special Education at Ohio Wesleyan University

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