Special Education at Drury University

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

Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 1,691 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 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.

Drury University Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Drury University

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Drury University offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Drury University Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Drury University

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

Drury University Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a master's degree in special ed from Drury University. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. Drury University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Drury University, 91% 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 Drury 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	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Instructional Media Design
• Education Philosophy
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 MO, the home state for Drury University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Special Education Professors	2,890	$48,840
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,680	$54,190
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,490	$51,340
Interpreters and Translators	980	$62,610
Special Education Preschool Teachers	350	$37,510

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.