Special Education at Dominican University

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Dominican University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 3,189 students attend the school each year. Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dominican University in 2021, 3 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.

Dominican U Special Education Degrees Available

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

Dominican U Special Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Dominican U 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
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	62
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	93
	97
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
	118
Best Special Education Schools	142
Most Focused Special Education Schools	157
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	167
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	179
	197
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
Best Value Special Education Schools	241
Most Popular Special Education Schools	301
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Dominican U. This makes it the #180 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Dominican U, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Dominican U 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 Dominican 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dominican U Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Dominican U in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Dominican U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Dominican U, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dominican U 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

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dominican University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	29

Related Majors

• General Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design
• Multilingual Education
• Teaching English or French

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 Dominican 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 HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.