Special Education at American College of Education

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what American College of Education has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American College of Education is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 8,112.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

American College of Education Special Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Special Ed

American College of Education Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at American College of Education

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at American College of Education.

American College of Education Special Education Master’s Program

86% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. American College of Education does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from American College of Education, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American College of Education with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	175
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American College of Education. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	139

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for American College of Education.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,210	$53,570
Special Education Professors	1,960	$53,450
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,030	$50,880
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,700
Special Education Preschool Teachers	240	$50,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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