Special Education at Winona State University

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

Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and approximately 7,106 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Winona 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.

Winona State Special Education Degrees Available

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

Winona State Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Winona State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Winona 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
	25
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	39
	55
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	56
Best Value Special Education Schools	58
	62
	95
Most Popular Special Education Schools	242
Most Focused Special Education Schools	277
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	474

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

Earnings of Winona State Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Winona State is $41,623. This is 7% higher than $38,748, which is the national average for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Winona State

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

Winona State Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in special ed from Winona State. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Winona State since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Winona 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 Winona State University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Winona State Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at Winona State awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Winona State, 100% 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 Winona State University with a master's in special ed.

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

Winona 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Winona State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	38

Related Majors

• Educational Assessment
• Teaching English or French
• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling
• General Education

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 Winona State University.

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 Jonathunder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.