Special Education at Carthage College

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

Carthage is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 2,763. Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carthage College in 2021, 13 of them were special education majors.

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.

Carthage Special Education Degrees Available

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

Carthage Special Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Carthage 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
	32
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
	35
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	41
Best Special Education Schools	51
	55
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Most Focused Special Education Schools	258
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	354
Best Value Special Education Schools	415
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	445
Most Popular Special Education Schools	450
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	506

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Carthage. This makes it the #507 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Carthage Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Carthage is $42,758. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Carthage

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

Carthage Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in special ed from Carthage. About 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Carthage since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Carthage 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 Carthage College with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Carthage Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 2 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Carthage, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Carthage 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

The following special ed concentations are available at Carthage College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Carthage College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Special Education & Teaching	15

Related Majors

• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject 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 WI, the home state for Carthage College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,640	$56,210
Special Education Professors	1,350	$53,310
Interpreters and Translators	1,070	$50,750
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,050	$55,350
Special Education Teachers	190	$63,010

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 Richie Diesterheft under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.