General Special Education at Saint Cloud State 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 Saint Cloud State University stacks up to those at other schools.

St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and has a total student population of 11,841. Of the 171 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Cloud State University in 2021, 25 of them were general special education majors.

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.

St. Cloud State University General Special Education Degrees Available

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

St. Cloud State University General Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how St. Cloud State University performed in these rankings.

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 teaching students with disabilities major at St. Cloud State University 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
Best Value General Special Education Schools	93
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	174

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from St. Cloud State University. This makes it the #136 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at St. Cloud State University

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

St. Cloud State University General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Special Education from St. Cloud State University in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at St. Cloud State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

St. Cloud State University General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a master’s in teaching students with disabilities from St. Cloud State University in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. St. Cloud State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from St. Cloud State University, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

St. Cloud State University 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

• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs

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 MN, the home state for Saint Cloud State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Special Education Professors	4,910	$62,670
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	4,600	$63,030
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,690	$66,240
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,490	$62,810
Special Education Teachers	880	$68,540

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 Xylem22 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.