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Special Education at Chicago State University

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

CSU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 2,644 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSU Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

CSU Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU Special Education Master’s Program

88% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The special ed program at CSU awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 59% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 8

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 Chicago State 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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