Special Education at Northeastern State University

Every 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 special ed program at Northeastern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and approximately 7,349 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from NSU.

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.

NSU Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

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.

NSU does offer online education options in special ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

NSU Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at NSU 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 NSU 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	122
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	203
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	203
	204
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	277
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	341
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	355
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	377
Most Popular Special Education Schools	389
Most Focused Special Education Schools	458
Best Special Education Schools	502

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in special ed from NSU. This makes it the #342 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NSU Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $35,946. This is less than $38,748, which is the national average of all special ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Special Ed Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at NSU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at NSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Northeastern State 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NSU Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at NSU awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NSU 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 Northeastern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	10
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	10

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• 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 OK, the home state for Northeastern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,100	$42,630
Special Education Professors	1,220	$45,530
Middle School Special Education Teachers	950	$42,600
Interpreters and Translators	540	$35,240
Special Education Teachers	130	$40,300

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 CPacker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.