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General Special Education at Augustana University

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Special Education, consider the program at Augustana University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Augustana University sits in Sioux Falls, SD.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 35 general special education degrees were awarded at Augustana University.

Studying Online at Augustana University

Distance learning is available at Augustana University. Of 2,390 students, 106 (4%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 956 (40%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at Augustana University

Use these rankings to compare Augustana University’s General Special Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	South Dakota	#1 of 1
Best Value	South Dakota	#1 of 1
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#21 of 35
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#40 of 43
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#211 of 351
Best Value	Nationwide	#333 of 404

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Special Education graduates at Augustana University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Special Education graduates at Augustana University are 89% women (31) and 11% men (4).

General Special Education Bachelor’s Program at Augustana University

Of the 3 bachelor’s general special education graduates at Augustana University, 67% were women (2) and 33% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Augustana University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3

General Special Education Master’s Program at Augustana University

Among the 32 master’s general special education graduates at Augustana University, 91% were women (29) and 9% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Augustana University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	22
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	4
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 28% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Augustana University, lower than the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Students who finish General Special Education program at Augustana University work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for General Special Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.