Special Education at University of Southern Indiana

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

USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and has a total student population of 10,203. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from USI.

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.

USI Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

USI Special Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at USI 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 Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
	115
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
	166
Best Special Education Schools	213
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	248
Best Value Special Education Schools	303
Most Popular Special Education Schools	438
Most Focused Special Education Schools	577

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from USI Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at USI is $39,817. This is 3% higher than $38,748, which is the national average for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at USI

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

USI Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from USI in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at USI since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at USI 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 Southern Indiana with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USI 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 Southern Indiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Special Education & Teaching	16

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Multilingual Education
• 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 IN, the home state for University of Southern Indiana.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,210	$53,570
Special Education Professors	1,960	$53,450
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,030	$50,880
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,700
Special Education Preschool Teachers	240	$50,140

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 AJ Eaton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.