Special Education at Dakota Wesleyan University

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Dakota Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and approximately 933 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Dakota Wesleyan University.

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.

Dakota Wesleyan University Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Dakota Wesleyan University Special Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Dakota Wesleyan University 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
Most Focused Special Education Schools	245
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
Most Popular Special Education Schools	666

Special Ed Student Demographics at Dakota Wesleyan University

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

Dakota Wesleyan University Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from Dakota Wesleyan University in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Dakota Wesleyan University 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 Dakota Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

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

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 SD, the home state for Dakota Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	690	$43,760
Special Education Professors	470	$43,040
Middle School Special Education Teachers	290	$44,500
Interpreters and Translators	240	$37,650
Special Education Preschool Teachers	50	$39,910

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 Jake DeGroot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.