Special Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and approximately 10,037 students attend the school each year. Of the 77 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus in 2021, 50 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.

IUP Special Education Degrees Available

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

IUP Special Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at IUP 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
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	80
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
	109
Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	117
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182
Most Focused Special Education Schools	219
	246
Best Value Special Education Schools	274
Best Special Education Schools	311
	407

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in special ed from IUP. This makes it the #418 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from IUP Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at IUP is $35,178. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at IUP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

IUP Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in special ed from IUP. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at IUP 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

IUP Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in special ed from IUP. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from IUP, 83% 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

IUP 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

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	46
General Special Education	21

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Other Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Curriculum & Instruction
• 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 PA, the home state for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Special Education Professors	8,510	$63,260
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,010	$66,860
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,390	$69,040
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100
Special Education Preschool Teachers	570	$54,160

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 Canadian2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.