Special Education at Augustana University

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

Augustana Sioux Falls is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and has a total student population of 2,019.

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.

Augustana Sioux Falls Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Augustana Sioux Falls Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Augustana Sioux Falls is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Augustana Sioux Falls

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Augustana University.

Augustana Sioux Falls Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Augustana Sioux Falls are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Augustana University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Augustana Sioux Falls Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Augustana Sioux Falls, 100% 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 Augustana University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Augustana University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	8
Other Special Education & Teaching	1

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• General Education

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 SD, the home state for Augustana University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	690	$43,760
Special Education Professors	470	$43,040
Middle School Special Education Teachers	290	$44,500
Interpreters and Translators	240	$37,650
Special Education Preschool Teachers	50	$39,910

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.