Special Education at Northwestern College

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Northwestern College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and approximately 1,496 students attend the school each year.

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.

NWC Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at NWC

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

NWC Special Education Rankings

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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at NWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Northwestern College.

NWC Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from NWC, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern College with a master'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	3

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	9

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• 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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,400	$56,300
Special Education Professors	1,080	$57,730
Middle School Special Education Teachers	750	$58,890
Interpreters and Translators	630	$37,840
Special Education Teachers	210	$75,280

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
• Image Credit: By Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.