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General Special Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

General Special Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 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.

UIUC General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

UIUC General Special Education Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC General Special Education Master’s Program

83% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UIUC, 67% were white. This is typical 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 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
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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