2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in Michigan

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in special education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #79 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.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of special education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 doctor's degrees in special education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Special Education School for Your Doctor's Degree

The special ed doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in Michigan ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of special education students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank 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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for special education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Special Education in Michigan

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in special education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Special Ed Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Western Michigan University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in special education. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in special education in Michigan.

There were roughly 6 special education students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in special education from Western Michigan University

2

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wayne State University is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in special education. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in special education in Michigan.

There were approximately 1 special education students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in special education from Wayne State University

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Michigan State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in special education. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in special education in Michigan.

There were approximately 1 special education individuals who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in special education from Michigan State University

Best Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	14
Ohio	144	5
Indiana	130	2
Wisconsin	104	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Special Ed

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

Special Ed Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Special Education	8

Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	160
Instructional Media Design	29
General Education	26
Curriculum & Instruction	23
Educational Assessment	18
Teacher Education Subject Specific	16
Teacher Education Grade Specific	7
Student Counseling	5
Education Philosophy	4
Other Education	3

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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