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General Special Education at Ridgewater College

If you are interested in studying General Special Education, you may want to check out the program at Ridgewater College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ridgewater College is in Willmar, MN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 5 general special education degrees were awarded at Ridgewater College.

Online & Distance Learning at Ridgewater College

Online coursework is an option at Ridgewater College. Among 3,148 students, 1,588 (50%) studied exclusively online and 787 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Special Education graduates at Ridgewater College, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Special Education graduates at Ridgewater College are 100% women (5) and 0% men (0).

General Special Education Associate’s Program at Ridgewater College

Of the 5 associate’s general special education graduates at Ridgewater College, 100% were women (5) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education associate’s degree recipients at Ridgewater College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	1

Minority students account for 20% of General Special Education associate’s degree recipients at Ridgewater College, below the national average of 42%.*

*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

Those who complete General Special Education program at Ridgewater College pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for General Special Education majors, 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.