General Special Education at National Louis University

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at National Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,402. In 2021, 11 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from NLU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

NLU General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

NLU General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities major at NLU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	30
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	39
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	74
	172
	190
Best General Special Education Schools	297

In 2021, 116 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from NLU. This makes it the #21 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at NLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at National Louis University.

NLU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from NLU. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 General Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 teaching students with disabilities majors earned their master's degree from NLU. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. NLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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
Special Education Preschool Teachers	960	$57,280
Special Education Teachers	880	$54,120

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.