Most Focused Special Education Schools in Missouri
Special Education is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on special education — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 14 schools in Missouri that offer special education awards in the field.
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Most Focused Schools for Special Education in Missouri
Below are the schools where special education makes up the largest share of degrees in Missouri.
Top 14 Most Focused Special Education Schools
Leading the list of the most focused special education schools is Fontbonne University. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit university. About 10% of the degrees Fontbonne University awards are in special education, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year.
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Drury University is one of the most focused special education schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit university. About 4% of the degrees Drury University awards are in special education, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year.
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Central Methodist University College Of Graduate And Extended Studies is one of the most focused special education schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the rural area of Fayette, Central Methodist University College Of Graduate And Extended Studies is a private not-for-profit university. About 2% of the degrees Central Methodist University College Of Graduate And Extended Studies awards are in special education, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most focused special education schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Southeast Missouri State University is a public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 38 graduates in the most recent year.
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Missouri Baptist University came in at #5 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Missouri Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis. About 2% of the degrees Missouri Baptist University awards are in special education, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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Lindenwood University placed #6 for special education by degree focus. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles. About 2% of the degrees Lindenwood University awards are in special education, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year.
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Truman State University placed #7 for special education by degree focus. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State University is a public university. Special Education accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year.
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Missouri State University Springfield landed the #8 spot among the most focused special education schools. Set in the city of Springfield, Missouri State University Springfield is a public institution. Special Education accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 92 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Central Missouri placed #9 for special education by degree focus. Set in the town of Warrensburg, University Of Central Missouri is a public institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 54 graduates in the most recent year.
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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #10 spot among the most focused special education schools. Northwest Missouri State University is a public school located in the town of Maryville. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 40 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Missouri St Louis placed #11 for special education by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Saint Louis, University Of Missouri St Louis is a public institution. Special Education accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year.
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Webster University comes in at #12 for special education focus this year. Webster University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis. Special Education accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year.
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Crowder College ranked #13 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Located in the town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public university. Special Education accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Missouri Columbia comes in at #14 for special education focus this year. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of Missouri Columbia is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 47 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.
