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Special Education at Roosevelt University

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Roosevelt University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 4,680 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

Roosevelt Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Roosevelt Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Roosevelt

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

Roosevelt Special Education Master’s Program

70% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from Roosevelt. About 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. Roosevelt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Roosevelt, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Roosevelt 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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