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General Special Education at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying general 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. Of the 227 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University in 2021, 54 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.

NIU General Special Education Degrees Available

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

NIU General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at NIU 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 teaching students with disabilities major at NIU 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 Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 21
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
Most Popular General Special Education Schools 36
Best Value General Special Education Schools 60
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62
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Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 89
Most Focused General Special Education Schools 133
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 138
Best General Special Education Schools 151

In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from NIU. This makes it the #52 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from NIU. About 7% were men and 93% were women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at NIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 40
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NIU General Special Education Master’s Program

87% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 teaching students with disabilities majors earned their master's degree from NIU. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from NIU, 73% 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 44
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NIU also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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