Special Education at Southeastern Louisiana University

Every 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 special ed program at Southeastern Louisiana University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and approximately 14,426 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southeastern Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Southeastern Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at Southeastern

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

Southeastern Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from Southeastern in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Southeastern, 75% 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 Southeastern Louisiana University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Southeastern Louisiana University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	13
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	3

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade 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 LA, the home state for Southeastern Louisiana University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,990	$50,300
Special Education Professors	2,850	$51,940
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,610	$50,940
Special Education Teachers	700	$57,490
Special Education Preschool Teachers	530	$49,480

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 Richard David Ramsey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.