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Largest special education programs in Missouri
Missouri special education programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri State University-Springfield | Springfield | Public, 4-year | 74 |
| 2 | University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg | Public, 4-year | 54 |
| 3 | University of Missouri-Columbia | Columbia | Public, 4-year | 47 |
| 4 | Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau | Public, 4-year | 31 |
| 5 | University of Missouri-St Louis | Saint Louis | Public, 4-year | 24 |
| 6 | Drury University | Springfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 15 |
| 7 | Central Methodist University-College | Fayette | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 11 |
| 8 | Fontbonne University | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 9 | Lindenwood University | Saint Charles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 10 | Webster University | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
| 11 | Missouri Western State University | Saint Joseph | Public, 4-year | 4 |
| 12 | Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 13 | Missouri Valley College | Marshall | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 14 | Truman State University | Kirksville | Public, 4-year | 2 |
| 15 | William Woods University | Fulton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 16 | Evangel University | Springfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 17 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City | Public, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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