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General Special Education at University of Illinois at Chicago

General Special Education at University of Illinois at Chicago

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 University of Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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.

UIC General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

UIC General Special Education Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC General Special Education Master’s Program

76% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UIC, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 University of Illinois at Chicago.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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