Special Education at Elmhurst University

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

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,421. Of the 759 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Elmhurst University in 2021, 25 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.

Elmhurst Special Education Degrees Available

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

Elmhurst Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how Elmhurst performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Elmhurst 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
	105
	155
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	440

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Elmhurst. This makes it the #483 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from Elmhurst in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Elmhurst since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Elmhurst Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from Elmhurst in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Elmhurst, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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

Elmhurst 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
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade 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 IL, the home state for Elmhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	9,670	$63,740
Special Education Professors	8,440	$69,840
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,420	$63,330
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Special Education Preschool Teachers	960	$57,280

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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.