2025 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota

If you pursue a master's degree in special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Dakota to determine which ones were the best for special education students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 129 master's degrees in special education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on special education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other special education students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for special education to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized special education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for special education students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Special Education in North Dakota

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for special education students seeking a a master's degree.

Top North Dakota Schools for a Master's in Special Ed

1

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

106 Annual Graduates

$53,957 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in special education needs to check out University of North Dakota. UND is a fairly large public university located in the city of Grand Forks.

After graduating, special ed master's recipients typically earn around $53,957 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in special education from University of North Dakota

2

Minot State University
Minot, ND

15 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Minot State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in special education. Located in the city of Minot, MSU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in special education from Minot State University

Best Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	302
Minnesota	174	464
Iowa	154	150
Kansas	149	383
Nebraska	123	131
South Dakota	89	11

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Special Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Special Education	129

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	76
Teacher Education Grade Specific	58
Teacher Education Subject Specific	52
Curriculum & Instruction	43
Student Counseling	31
General Education	19
Instructional Media Design	6
Teaching English or French	6

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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