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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in the Great Lakes Region

100 Ranked Colleges
1,452 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor's

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General Special Education is the 36th most popular major in the country with 24,497 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,326 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,452 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 100 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general special education programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 160 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Special Education at Illinois State

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Out of the 100 schools in the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

Full University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire General Special Education Report

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Out of the 100 schools in the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Special Education at BGSU

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full GVSU General Special Education Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Special Education at Northern Illinois University

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

Full University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh General Special Education Report

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Ohio State General Special Education Report

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 35 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Kent State University at Kent General Special Education Report

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 35 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Special Education at Indiana University - Bloomington

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Special Education at UW - Whitewater

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Special Education at Wayne State

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Special Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Special Education at UW - Stevens Point

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Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, Illinois

With a ranking of #16, Trinity Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Trinity Christian College is a small school located in Palos Heights, Illinois that handed out 27 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Trinity Christian General Special Education Report

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University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio

With a ranking of #17, University of Rio Grande did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Rio Grande is located in Rio Grande, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Special Education at University of Rio Grande

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Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

Eastern Illinois University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Special Education at EIU

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Special Education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Elmhurst, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Special Education at Elmhurst University

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Special Education at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Special Education at Miami University - Oxford

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With a ranking of #23, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Special Education at Youngstown State University

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Special Education at UWM

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Capital University
Columbus, Ohio

Capital University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Capital is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Capital University General Special Education Report

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