2025 Best General Special Education Schools in Michigan
7Colleges in Michigan
343Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Special Education Schools in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 343 degrees in general special education to qualified students.
The teaching students with disabilities program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Special Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general special education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Special Education Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Special Education Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for General Special Education in Michigan
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the teaching students with disabilities degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Michigan Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Eastern Michigan University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general special education. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 24 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in general special education needs to check out Western Michigan University. WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 general special education students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
31Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Michigan State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general special education. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 31 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
62Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Grand Valley State University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general special education. GVSU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Allendale. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 62 general special education students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year.
96Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of University Center. This university ranks 28th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 96 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Saginaw Valley State University in the most recent data year.
44Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 44 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 20 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.
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).
The teaching students with disabilities program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Special Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general special education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
