Special Education at University of Mary

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what University of Mary has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and approximately 3,799 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from UMary.

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.

UMary Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMary

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMary offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMary Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at UMary 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 special ed major at UMary 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
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Value Special Education Schools	82
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Special Education Schools	118
	207
	210
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282
	317
Most Popular Special Education Schools	332

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UMary. This makes it the #223 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UMary

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

UMary Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from UMary in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UMary 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 University of Mary with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMary Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in special ed from UMary. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. UMary does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UMary 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

The following special ed concentations are available at University of Mary. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mary. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	20
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities	6

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

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 ND, the home state for University of Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	570	$56,660
Special Education Professors	350	$58,220
Middle School Special Education Teachers	180	$67,050
Interpreters and Translators	140	$35,250
Special Education Preschool Teachers	80	$56,640

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 Jte288~commonswiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.