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Special Education at Alverno College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Special Education, consider the program at Alverno College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alverno College is in Milwaukee, WI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 11 special education degrees were awarded at Alverno College.

Online Class Availability at Alverno College

Distance learning is available at Alverno College. Among 1,317 students, 328 (25%) studied exclusively online and 568 (43%) took at least some classes online.

Special Education Rankings at Alverno College

Use these rankings to compare Alverno College’s Special Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#6 of 11
Best Value	Wisconsin	#7 of 11
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#34 of 73
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#34 of 73
Best Value	Nationwide	#235 of 486
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#251 of 491

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Special Education graduates at Alverno College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Special Education graduates at Alverno College are 91% women (10) and 9% men (1).

Special Education Master’s Program at Alverno College

Among the 11 master’s special education graduates at Alverno College, 91% were women (10) and 9% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Special Education master’s degree recipients at Alverno College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of Special Education master’s degree recipients at Alverno College, higher than the national average of 33%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Special Education Concentrations at Alverno College

This Special Education program at Alverno College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Other Special Education & Teaching	11

Top-Paying Careers for Special Education Graduates

Students who finish Special Education program at Alverno College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Special Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.