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Special Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

UIUC Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed
  • Doctorate Degree in Special Ed

UIUC Special Education Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Special Education Master’s Program

95% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in special ed from UIUC. About 95% of these graduates were women and the other 5% were men.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UIUC, 70% 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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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