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Special Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Special Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what University of Nebraska - Lincoln has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

UNL Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UNL Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at UNL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

UNL Special Education Master’s Program

93% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 special ed majors earned their master's degree from UNL. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UNL, 93% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 0
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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1,150 $57,870
Special Education Professors 1,010 $59,490
Interpreters and Translators 790 $43,760
Middle School Special Education Teachers 570 $58,360
Special Education Preschool Teachers 150 $55,900

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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