by our College Data Analytics TeamSpecial Education draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most special education degrees of any in Ohio.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 39 schools in Ohio offering special education.
What’s on this page:
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special education majors in Ohio, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Bowling Green State University Main Campus tops our list of the most popular special education schools. Located in the town of Bowling Green, Bowling Green State University Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 208 students earned a degree in special education from this school. Read the full special education report for Bowling Green State University Main Campus
A rank of #2 makes University Of Cincinnati Main Campus one of the most popular schools for special education. University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Cincinnati. This school awarded about 126 special education degrees in the most recent year. See more about special education at University Of Cincinnati Main Campus
Ashland University ranks #3 for special education by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Ashland, Ashland University is a private not-for-profit institution. Ashland University graduated around 72 special education students in the most recent data year. Read the full special education report for Ashland University
University Of Akron Main Campus ranks #4 for special education by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Akron, University Of Akron Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 63 students earned a degree in special education from this school. Get the full special education details for University Of Akron Main Campus
A rank of #5 makes Kent State University At Kent one of the most popular schools for special education. Set in the suburb of Kent, Kent State University At Kent is a public institution. Kent State University At Kent graduated around 59 special education students in the most recent data year. Read the full special education report for Kent State University At Kent
Ohio University Main Campus comes in at #6 for special education this year. Located in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 56 students earned a degree in special education from this school. Get the full special education details for Ohio University Main Campus
Miami University Oxford ranked #7 on our list of the most popular special education schools. Set in the town of Oxford, Miami University Oxford is a public institution. Miami University Oxford graduated around 51 special education students in the most recent data year. See more about special education at Miami University Oxford
University Of Toledo landed the #8 spot among the most popular special education schools. University Of Toledo is a public school located in the city of Toledo. This school awarded about 43 special education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full special education report for University Of Toledo
Youngstown State University comes in at #9 for special education this year. Set in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 42 students earned a degree in special education from this school. See more about special education at Youngstown State University
Muskingum University ranked #10 on our list of the most popular special education schools. Set in the rural area of New Concord, Muskingum University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 39 special education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full special education details for Muskingum University
Shawnee State University ranked #11 on our list of the most popular special education schools. Shawnee State University is a public school located in the town of Portsmouth. This school awarded about 36 special education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full special education report for Shawnee State University
University Of Dayton placed #12 for special education by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Dayton, University Of Dayton is a private not-for-profit university. University Of Dayton graduated around 30 special education students in the most recent data year. See more about special education at University Of Dayton
Central State University placed #13 for special education by yearly graduations. Located in the rural area of Wilberforce, Central State University is a public university. Central State University graduated around 26 special education students in the most recent data year. Read the full special education report for Central State University
Cleveland State University ranked #14 on our list of the most popular special education schools. Set in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 25 students earned a degree in special education from this school. Read the full special education report for Cleveland State University
College Of Mount St Joseph landed the #15 spot among the most popular special education schools. Set in the suburb of Cincinnati, College Of Mount St Joseph is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 24 students earned a degree in special education from this school. Read the full special education report for College Of Mount St Joseph
University Of Rio Grande ranked #16 on our list of the most popular special education schools. Set in the rural area of Rio Grande, University Of Rio Grande is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 24 students earned a degree in special education from this school. Get the full special education details for University Of Rio Grande
Ohio State University Main Campus comes in at #17 for special education this year. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State University Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 21 students earned a degree in special education from this school. Get the full special education details for Ohio State University Main Campus
Baldwin Wallace College ranked #18 on our list of the most popular special education schools. Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in special education from this school. See more about special education at Baldwin Wallace College
Marietta College placed #19 for special education by yearly graduations. Marietta College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marietta. This school awarded about 14 special education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full special education details for Marietta College
Mount Vernon Nazarene University placed #20 for special education by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit university. Mount Vernon Nazarene University graduated around 14 special education students in the most recent data year. See more about special education at Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Xavier University ranked #21 on our list of the most popular special education schools. Xavier University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in special education from this school. Read the full special education report for Xavier University
University Of Akron Wayne College placed #22 for special education by yearly graduations. University Of Akron Wayne College is a public school located in the rural area of Orrville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in special education from this school. Get the full special education details for University Of Akron Wayne College
Lourdes College comes in at #23 for special education this year. Located in the suburb of Sylvania, Lourdes College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 10 students earned a degree in special education from this school. See more about special education at Lourdes College
Wright State University Main Campus comes in at #24 for special education this year. Wright State University Main Campus is a public school located in the suburb of Dayton. Wright State University Main Campus graduated around 10 special education students in the most recent data year. Get the full special education details for Wright State University Main Campus
The University Of Findlay placed #25 for special education by yearly graduations. The University Of Findlay is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Findlay. The University Of Findlay graduated around 8 special education students in the most recent data year. See more about special education at The University Of Findlay
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular special education list:
This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
More about our data sources and methodologies.