Special Education at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Wayne State.

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.

Wayne State Special Education Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Wayne State 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 Wayne State 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 Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	28
Most Focused Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	28
	274
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	310
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	462

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Wayne State. This makes it the #463 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from Wayne State Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $40,585. This is 5% higher than $38,748, which is the national average for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wayne State, about 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wayne State Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Wayne State in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Wayne State, 75% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wayne State 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	33

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Educational Assessment
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,460	$66,820
Special Education Teachers	1,880	$72,670
Special Education Professors	1,830	$63,700
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,450
Middle School Special Education Teachers	660	$61,540

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.