Special Education at Baker University

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

Baker is located in Baldwin City, Kansas and approximately 2,279 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received their master's degree in special ed.

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.

Baker Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Baker

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Baker does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Baker Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Baker

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

Baker Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Baker in 2020-2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Baker, 82% 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 Baker University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Education
• Educational Administration

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 KS, the home state for Baker University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,490	$54,340
Special Education Professors	880	$54,050
Middle School Special Education Teachers	420	$54,610
Interpreters and Translators	420	$40,190
Special Education Preschool Teachers	390	$55,700

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 Bhall87 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.