General Special Education at Northeastern Illinois University

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Northeastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,119 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Illinois University General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Northeastern Illinois University 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

96% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northeastern Illinois University General Special Education Master’s Program

86% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Northeastern Illinois 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
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