Special Education at National Louis University

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

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,402 students attend the school each year. Of the 179 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from National Louis University in 2021, 11 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.

NLU Special Education Degrees Available

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

NLU Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at NLU 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 NLU 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 Schools	45
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	86
	147
	237
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	308

In 2021, 116 students received their master’s degree in special ed from NLU. This makes it the #29 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at NLU

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

NLU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NLU, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 National Louis University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NLU Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at NLU awarded 116 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. NLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

NLU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from National Louis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	127

Related Majors

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

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 National Louis 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
• Image Credit: By TonyTheTiger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.