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. Of the 86 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lewis University in 2021, 32 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.

Lewis Special Education Degrees Available

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

Lewis Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Lewis 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Best Special Education Schools	67
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	73
	76
	81
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
	121
Most Popular Special Education Schools	180
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Most Focused Special Education Schools	200
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	237
Best Value Special Education Schools	245
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	250

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Lewis. This makes it the #238 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from Lewis Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lewis is $40,568. This is 5% higher than $38,748, which is the national average for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 32 special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lewis, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Lewis are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lewis Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 18 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Lewis, about 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Lewis does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Lewis, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Lewis 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 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.