Special Education at Lewis University

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

Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,437.

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.

Lewis Special Education Degrees Available

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

Lewis Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Lewis 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Lewis

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

Lewis Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 2% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Lewis 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 Lewis University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lewis Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Lewis, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Lewis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	28
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	22

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• 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 Lewis 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.