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Special Education at DePaul University

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 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.

DePaul Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

DePaul Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Special Education Master’s Program

78% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 special ed majors earned their master's degree from DePaul. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 9,670 $63,740
Special Education Professors 8,440 $69,840
Middle School Special Education Teachers 3,420 $63,330
Interpreters and Translators 1,970 $46,320
Special Education Preschool Teachers 960 $57,280

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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