2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in elementary special education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #170 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for elementary special education students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 8 master's degrees in elementary special education to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Elementary Special Education Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for elementary special education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Elementary Special Education in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in elementary special education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Elementary Special Ed Students Working on Their Master's

1

Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

Buena Vista University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in elementary special education. BVU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Storm Lake. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in elementary special education in Iowa. More information about a master’s in elementary special education from Buena Vista University

2

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IA

#2 Best Quality In IA

Upper Iowa University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in elementary special education. UIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote area of Fayette. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in elementary special education in Iowa. More information about a master’s in elementary special education from Upper Iowa University

Best Elementary Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the most popular elementary special education schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Iowa	287	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Elementary Special Ed

Elementary Special Education is one of 16 different types of Special Education programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Elementary Special Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Special Education	1,229
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	67
Other Special Education & Teaching	61
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	56
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	40
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	35
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	19
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities	19
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	19
Education of the Deaf	15

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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