Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Superior

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

UW - Superior is located in Superior, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 2,560.

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.

UW - Superior Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Superior

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? UW - Superior offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UW - Superior 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 UW - Superior

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

UW - Superior Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UW - Superior, 91% 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 Wisconsin - Superior with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Special Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	46

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Superior.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,640	$56,210
Special Education Professors	1,350	$53,310
Interpreters and Translators	1,070	$50,750
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,050	$55,350
Special Education Teachers	190	$63,010

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.