Special Education at Roosevelt University

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

Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 4,680 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Roosevelt.

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.

Roosevelt Special Education Degrees Available

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

Roosevelt Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Roosevelt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Roosevelt 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	157
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	169
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	239
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	257
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	327
Best Special Education Schools	366
Most Popular Special Education Schools	376
	429
Best Value Special Education Schools	493

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Roosevelt. This makes it the #342 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Roosevelt

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

Roosevelt Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Roosevelt. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Roosevelt University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Roosevelt Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Roosevelt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Roosevelt, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Roosevelt University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Roosevelt also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Roosevelt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	16
Other Special Education & Teaching	5

Related Majors

• Other Education
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject 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 IL, the home state for Roosevelt 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
• Image Credit: By Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.