General Special Education at Illinois State University

Every general 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 teaching students with disabilities program at Illinois State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Illinois State General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at Illinois State

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, Illinois State does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Illinois State General Special Education Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Illinois State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Illinois State University.

Illinois State General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Illinois State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Illinois State, 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 Illinois State University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
• Other Special Education & Teaching
• Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 Illinois State 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
Special Education Preschool Teachers	960	$57,280
Special Education Teachers	880	$54,120

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 Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.