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General Special Education at Olivet Nazarene University

If you plan to study General Special Education, you may want to check out the program at Olivet Nazarene University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Olivet Nazarene University sits in Bourbonnais, IL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 45 general special education graduations were recorded at Olivet Nazarene University.

Online Class Availability at Olivet Nazarene University

Many students take online classes at Olivet Nazarene University. Among 3,339 students, 761 (23%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 768 (23%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at Olivet Nazarene University

Use these rankings to compare Olivet Nazarene University’s General Special Education program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#3 of 61
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#3 of 18
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#7 of 351
Best Value	Illinois	#17 of 19
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#48 of 63
Best Value	Nationwide	#290 of 404

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for General Special Education graduates at Olivet Nazarene University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Special Education graduates at Olivet Nazarene University are 87% women (39) and 13% men (6).

General Special Education Bachelor’s Program at Olivet Nazarene University

Among the 8 bachelor’s general special education degrees awarded at Olivet Nazarene University, 88% were women (7) and 12% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Olivet Nazarene University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Olivet Nazarene University, above the national average of 21%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Graduates of the General Special Education program at Olivet Nazarene University go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for General Special Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.