Special Education at University of St Thomas Minnesota

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

UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 9,792. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 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.

UST MN Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UST MN

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UST MN does offer online education options in special ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UST MN Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at UST MN

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

UST MN Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. UST MN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of St Thomas Minnesota with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Other Education
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

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 St Thomas Minnesota.

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.