Special Education at Cardinal Stritch University

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

Cardinal Stritch is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 1,646 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cardinal Stritch Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Cardinal Stritch

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? Cardinal Stritch offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

Cardinal Stritch Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Cardinal Stritch

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

Cardinal Stritch Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a master's degree in special ed from Cardinal Stritch. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Cardinal Stritch does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• 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 WI, the home state for Cardinal Stritch University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,640	$56,210
Special Education Professors	1,350	$53,310
Interpreters and Translators	1,070	$50,750
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,050	$55,350
Special Education Teachers	190	$63,010

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 Royalbroil under License

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