Special Education at Northern Kentucky University
NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.
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.
NKU Special Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
NKU Special Education Rankings
Special Ed Student Demographics at NKU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Northern Kentucky University.
Concentrations Within Special Education
The following special ed concentations are available at Northern Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Related Majors
- Teacher Education Subject Specific
- General Education
- Student Counseling
- Teacher Education Grade Specific
- 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.
Occupation | Jobs in KY | Average Salary in KY |
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Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers | 3,250 | $54,010 |
Special Education Professors | 2,280 | $54,940 |
Middle School Special Education Teachers | 1,430 | $54,020 |
Interpreters and Translators | 650 | $49,690 |
Special Education Teachers | 510 | $58,910 |
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 Samvscat under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.