Most Focused Special Education Schools in Minnesota
Special Education is taught at colleges nationwide, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in special education than other colleges that offer the major.
College Factual ranked the 16 special education schools in Minnesota by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Most Focused Schools for Special Education in Minnesota
Below are the schools where special education makes up the largest share of degrees in Minnesota.
Top 16 Most Focused Special Education Schools
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to special education than Bethel University Minnesota. Set in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution. Special Education accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 51 graduates in the most recent year.
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Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #2 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Set in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public institution. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 27 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of St Thomas Minnesota is one of the most focused special education schools, landing the #3 spot this year. University Of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. About 4% of the degrees University Of St Thomas Minnesota awards are in special education, or about 109 graduates in the most recent year.
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Bemidji State University ranks #4 for special education by degree focus. Bemidji State University is a public school located in the town of Bemidji. About 4% of the degrees Bemidji State University awards are in special education, or about 40 graduates in the most recent year.
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Saint Cloud State University ranks #5 for special education by degree focus. Set in the city of Saint Cloud, Saint Cloud State University is a public institution. Special Education accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 69 graduates in the most recent year.
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Minnesota State University Mankato landed the #6 spot among the most focused special education schools. Set in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State University Mankato is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees Minnesota State University Mankato awards are in special education, or about 87 graduates in the most recent year.
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Minnesota State University Moorhead ranked #7 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Minnesota State University Moorhead is a public school located in the suburb of Moorhead. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 27 graduates in the most recent year.
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Concordia University Saint Paul comes in at #8 for special education focus this year. Concordia University Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 40 graduates in the most recent year.
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Saint Marys University Of Minnesota landed the #9 spot among the most focused special education schools. Set in the town of Winona, Saint Marys University Of Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution. About 2% of the degrees Saint Marys University Of Minnesota awards are in special education, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year.
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Winona State University ranked #10 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Set in the town of Winona, Winona State University is a public institution. Special Education accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year.
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Augsburg College placed #11 for special education by degree focus. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg College is a private not-for-profit institution. Special Education accounts for around 0.8% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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Ridgewater College landed the #12 spot among the most focused special education schools. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.6% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Hamline University placed #13 for special education by degree focus. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.6% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Minnesota Twin Cities placed #14 for special education by degree focus. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public school located in the city of Minneapolis. About 0.5% of the degrees University Of Minnesota Twin Cities awards are in special education, or about 56 graduates in the most recent year.
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Capella University landed the #15 spot among the most focused special education schools. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 31 graduates in the most recent year.
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Walden University ranked #16 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Walden University is a private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis. About 0.1% of the degrees Walden University awards are in special education, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, 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.
