General Special Education at Northeastern Illinois 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 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. Of the 148 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University in 2021, 14 of them were general special education majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at Northeastern Illinois University 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	80
	95
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	173
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	176
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	199
Best General Special Education Schools	315

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Northeastern Illinois University. This makes it the #174 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in teaching students with disabilities from Northeastern Illinois University in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northeastern Illinois University General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in General Special Education from Northeastern Illinois University in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 76% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Northeastern Illinois University 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 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
• Image Credit: By Serhii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.