General Special Education at Dominican University

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at Dominican University stacks up to those at other schools.

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,189. In 2021, 3 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from Dominican U.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Dominican U General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Dominican U General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at Dominican U 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 teaching students with disabilities major at Dominican U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	62
	76
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	88
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
	96
Best General Special Education Schools	113
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	135
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	142
	153
Best Value General Special Education Schools	194
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	204
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	236
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Dominican U. This makes it the #136 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Dominican U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Dominican University.

Dominican U General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Dominican U. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 General Special Education Master’s Program

The teaching students with disabilities program at Dominican U awarded 26 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Dominican U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Dominican U, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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
Special Education Preschool Teachers	960	$57,280
Special Education Teachers	880	$54,120

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.