Special Education at Northern Illinois University

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Northern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

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.

NIU Special Education Degrees Available

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

NIU Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at NIU 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

81% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at NIU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NIU Special Education Master’s Program

87% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from NIU, 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	58
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Northern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	114

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 Northern 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
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
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