Special Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from UMN Twin Cities.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Special Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Special Ed (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UMN Twin Cities

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? UMN Twin Cities offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

UMN Twin Cities Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how UMN Twin Cities performed in these rankings.

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 UMN Twin Cities 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
Most Popular Online Special Education Basic Certificate Schools	4
Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools	14
	17
Most Focused Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	28
Most Focused Special Education Basic Certificate Schools	42
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	46
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
	100
Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	107
Best Special Education Schools	109
	141
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	143
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	171
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199
	347
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	377
Best Value Special Education Schools	434
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	487
Most Focused Special Education Schools	605

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UMN Twin Cities. This makes it the #172 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from UMN Twin Cities in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMN Twin Cities Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 27 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMN Twin Cities, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. UMN Twin Cities does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMN Twin Cities 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

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	68

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Educational Assessment
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Subject 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

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
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$52,730

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.