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General Special Education at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

General Special Education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and approximately 5,152 students attend the school each year.

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.

SMU MN General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at SMU MN

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SMU MN does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

SMU MN General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at SMU MN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

SMU MN General Special Education Master’s Program

86% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. SMU MN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from SMU MN, 83% 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 MN, the home state for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Special Education Professors 4,910 $62,670
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 4,600 $63,030
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,690 $66,240
Special Education Preschool Teachers 1,490 $62,810
Special Education Teachers 880 $68,540

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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