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General Special Education at Illinois State University

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General Special Education at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 160 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois State.

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.

Illinois State General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Illinois State General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at Illinois State 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 Illinois State 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 Value General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 1
Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 4
Most Popular General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 13
Most Popular General Special Education Schools 14
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 28
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 39
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Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 308

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Illinois State. This makes it the #165 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 160 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Special Education from Illinois State in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 132
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Illinois State General Special Education Master’s Program

91% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Illinois State. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Illinois State, 91% 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 Illinois State 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 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Illinois State also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 4 students 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 Illinois 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
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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