General Special Education at Roosevelt University

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at Roosevelt University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 teaching students with disabilities from Roosevelt.

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.

Roosevelt General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Roosevelt General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt 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
	128
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	149
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	201
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	226
	257
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	320
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	321
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	337
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	352
	399
Best Value General Special Education Schools	436

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Roosevelt. This makes it the #353 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Roosevelt

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

Roosevelt General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Roosevelt. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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 General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Roosevelt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 46% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Roosevelt, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Other Special Education & Teaching

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 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
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.