2024 Best General Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in general special education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #102 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general special education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1 doctor's degrees in general special education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general special education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general special education students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general special education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general special education students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Special Education Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Special Education in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general special education.

Top Michigan Schools for a Doctorate in Teaching Students with Disabilities

1

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Western Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general special education. WMU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo.More information about a doctorate in general special education from Western Michigan University

2

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general special education needs to look into Wayne State University. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general special education from Wayne State University

Best General Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	10
Ohio	253	1
Indiana	202	2
Wisconsin	163	3

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General Special Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Special Education area of study, General Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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