Special Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

UMN Twin Cities Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UMN Twin Cities

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMN Twin Cities offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

UMN Twin Cities Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 27 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMN Twin Cities, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. UMN Twin Cities does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 85% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Educational Assessment
• Other Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

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
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$52,730

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.