Special Education at Marian University

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Marian University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

Marian is located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin and approximately 1,593 students attend the school each year. Of the 31 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Marian University in 2021, 2 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.

Marian Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Marian

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Marian offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Marian Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Marian 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 special ed major at Marian 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 Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	66
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best Value Special Education Schools	102
Most Focused Special Education Schools	120
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	188
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268
	279
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	311
	326
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	381
	462
Most Popular Special Education Schools	468

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Marian. This makes it the #312 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Marian

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

Marian Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from Marian in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Marian 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 Marian University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

Marian Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in special ed from Marian. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Marian, 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 Marian University with a master's in special ed.

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Special Education & Teaching	14

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design
• 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 WI, the home state for Marian University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,640	$56,210
Special Education Professors	1,350	$53,310
Interpreters and Translators	1,070	$50,750
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,050	$55,350
Special Education Teachers	190	$63,010

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 Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.