Special Education at Carthage College

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

Carthage is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 2,763. Of the 636 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carthage College in 2021, 13 of them were special education majors.

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.

Carthage Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Carthage Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Carthage compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Carthage is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	32
	55
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	354
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	506

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Carthage. This makes it the #507 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Carthage Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Carthage is $42,758. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Carthage

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

Carthage Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Carthage since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Carthage are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carthage College with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

Carthage Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Carthage in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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

Carthage also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 Carthage College.

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 Richie Diesterheft under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.