Most Focused Special Education Schools in Ohio
Special Education is available at many schools, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on special education — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
College Factual ranked the 31 special education schools in Ohio by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Most Focused Schools for Special Education in Ohio
Below are the schools where special education makes up the largest share of degrees in Ohio.
Top 25 Most Focused Special Education Schools
Muskingum University tops our list of the most focused special education schools. Set in the rural area of New Concord, Muskingum University is a private not-for-profit institution. Special Education accounts for around 10% of the degrees granted here, or about 39 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Akron Wayne College came in at #2 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Located in the rural area of Orrville, University Of Akron Wayne College is a public university. At this school, roughly 10% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Rio Grande ranks #3 for special education by degree focus. Set in the rural area of Rio Grande, University Of Rio Grande is a private not-for-profit institution. About 8% of the degrees University Of Rio Grande awards are in special education, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year.
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Ashland University ranks #4 for special education by degree focus. Set in the town of Ashland, Ashland University is a private not-for-profit institution. Special Education accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 72 graduates in the most recent year.
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Shawnee State University ranks #5 for special education by degree focus. Set in the town of Portsmouth, Shawnee State University is a public institution. Special Education accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year.
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College Of Mount St Joseph comes in at #6 for special education focus this year. Located in the suburb of Cincinnati, College Of Mount St Joseph is a private not-for-profit university. Special Education accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year.
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Marietta College ranked #7 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Located in the town of Marietta, Marietta College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 6% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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Lourdes College comes in at #8 for special education focus this year. Lourdes College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Sylvania. About 5% of the degrees Lourdes College awards are in special education, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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Bowling Green State University Main Campus placed #9 for special education by degree focus. Bowling Green State University Main Campus is a public school located in the town of Bowling Green. Special Education accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 208 graduates in the most recent year.
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Bluffton University ranked #10 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Located in the rural area of Bluffton, Bluffton University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University landed the #11 spot among the most focused special education schools. Located in the town of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit university. Special Education accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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Central State University landed the #12 spot among the most focused special education schools. Set in the rural area of Wilberforce, Central State University is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees Central State University awards are in special education, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year.
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Ohio Wesleyan University comes in at #13 for special education focus this year. Set in the suburb of Delaware, Ohio Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year.
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Baldwin Wallace College ranked #14 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit university. Special Education accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Akron Main Campus placed #15 for special education by degree focus. Located in the city of Akron, University Of Akron Main Campus is a public university. About 2% of the degrees University Of Akron Main Campus awards are in special education, or about 63 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Mount Union landed the #16 spot among the most focused special education schools. University Of Mount Union is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alliance. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year.
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Youngstown State University ranked #17 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Youngstown State University is a public school located in the city of Youngstown. About 1% of the degrees Youngstown State University awards are in special education, or about 42 graduates in the most recent year.
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Otterbein University placed #18 for special education by degree focus. Otterbein University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westerville. About 1% of the degrees Otterbein University awards are in special education, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Toledo comes in at #19 for special education focus this year. Located in the city of Toledo, University Of Toledo is a public university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 43 graduates in the most recent year.
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Walsh University landed the #20 spot among the most focused special education schools. Walsh University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Canton. About 1% of the degrees Walsh University awards are in special education, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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Miami University Oxford ranked #21 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University Oxford is a public university. Special Education accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 51 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Cincinnati Main Campus placed #22 for special education by degree focus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a public university. Special Education accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 126 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Dayton landed the #23 spot among the most focused special education schools. University Of Dayton is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton. Special Education accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year.
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Kent State University At Kent placed #24 for special education by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State University At Kent is a public university. Special Education accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 59 graduates in the most recent year.
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The University Of Findlay ranked #25 on our list of the most focused special education schools. The University Of Findlay is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Findlay. Special Education accounts for around 0.8% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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 our data about colleges.
More about our data sources and methodologies.