Special Education at Bradley University

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

Bradley is located in Peoria, Illinois and approximately 5,855 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Bradley.

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.

Bradley Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Bradley Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Bradley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Bradley 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	125
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	287
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	560
Most Popular Special Education Schools	587
Most Focused Special Education Schools	650

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in special ed from Bradley. This is the #561 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from Bradley Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bradley is $38,322. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Bradley

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

Bradley Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from Bradley in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Bradley since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Bradley 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 Bradley University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bradley also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Bradley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	8

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 IL, the home state for Bradley University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	9,670	$63,740
Special Education Professors	8,440	$69,840
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,420	$63,330
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Special Education Preschool Teachers	960	$57,280

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 AscendedAnathema under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.