Special Education at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and has a total student population of 14,769. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 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.

Wilmington University Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Wilmington University

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Wilmington University does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wilmington University Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at Wilmington University awarded 119 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. Wilmington University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Wilmington University, 82% 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 Wilmington University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	98
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design
• Student Counseling

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 DE, the home state for Wilmington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,090	$61,010
Special Education Professors	270	$64,680
Middle School Special Education Teachers	130	$67,430
Interpreters and Translators	50	$53,860

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 Chris Light under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.