Special Education at Elmhurst University

Every 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 special ed program at Elmhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,421. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Elmhurst.

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.

Elmhurst Special Education Degrees Available

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

Elmhurst Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Best Special Education Schools	97
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	99
	100
	105
	155
Most Focused Special Education Schools	193
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	203
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	203
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242
Most Popular Special Education Schools	309
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	402
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	440
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	482
Best Value Special Education Schools	538

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Elmhurst. This makes it the #483 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in special ed from Elmhurst. About 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Elmhurst since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Elmhurst Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from Elmhurst. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Elmhurst, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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

Elmhurst 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Elmhurst University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	28

Related Majors

• General Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade 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 IL, the home state for Elmhurst 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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.