2021 Best Special Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
8Colleges
491Bachelor's Degrees
$22,809Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Special Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 491 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, special education is the #37 most popular major in Illinois. This means that of the 9,331 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 5.3% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Special Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in special ed. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent special education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the special education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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2021 Best Special Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying special ed.
Best Special Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Illinois State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's special education ranking for non-traditional students. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. Illinois State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Special Education in Illinois list.
The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,500 part time students in attendance at Illinois State.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIUC has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Special Education in Illinois ranking.
About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 10,007 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Illinois University. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. EIU also made our Best Colleges for Special Education in Illinois list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at EIU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,449 students at EIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,894 part time students in attendance at EIU.
Northern Illinois University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NIU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Special Education in Illinois ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. There are roughly 4,345 part time students in attendance at NIU.
Western Illinois University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Special Education in Illinois list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.2%. There are approximately 4,203 students at WIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,874 part time students in attendance at WIU.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale. SIUC also made our Best Colleges for Special Education in Illinois list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at SIUC is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. 2,629 of SIUC students are attending part time.
Bradley University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bradley, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Special Education in Illinois ranking.
The student loan default rate at Bradley is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,063 students at Bradley that take at least one class online. 1,013 students are part time.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUE, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Special Education in Illinois ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 7,500 students take at least one class online at SIUE. 3,603 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.
References
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).
With 491 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, special education is the #37 most popular major in Illinois. This means that of the 9,331 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 5.3% were from a college or university in the state.
