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General Special Education at University of Illinois at Chicago

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 University of Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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.

UIC General Special Education Degrees Available

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

UIC General Special Education Rankings

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There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC General Special Education Master’s Program

87% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 teaching students with disabilities majors earned their master's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UIC, 72% 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 University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 48
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 University of Illinois at Chicago.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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