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General Special Education at Eastern Illinois University

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General Special Education at Eastern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if Eastern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from EIU.

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.

EIU General Special Education Degrees Available

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

EIU General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at EIU 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 EIU 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
43
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 57
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 75
84
91
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 97
Most Focused General Special Education Schools 171
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 246

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from EIU. This makes it the #247 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Special Education from EIU in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

EIU General Special Education Master’s Program

92% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in teaching students with disabilities from EIU in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from EIU, 92% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

EIU also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Eastern Illinois 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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