Special Education at University of North Dakota

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at University of North Dakota. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and approximately 13,615 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.

UND Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UND

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

UND Special Education Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UND

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

UND Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 126 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UND, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UND, 86% 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 North Dakota with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	108
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at University of North Dakota. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Dakota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	127
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	2

Related Majors

• General Education
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Instructional Media Design
• 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 North Dakota.

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 MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.