Special Education at Greenville University

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Greenville University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Greenville is located in Greenville, Illinois and approximately 994 students attend the school each year. Of the 249 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Greenville University in 2021, 3 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.

Greenville Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Greenville

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, Greenville does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Greenville Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Master’s Degree Schools	95
Most Focused Special Education Schools	133
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	363
Most Popular Special Education Schools	502

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Greenville. This makes it the #364 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Greenville

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

Greenville Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Greenville, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Greenville are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Greenville University with a bachelor'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

Greenville Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 9 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Greenville, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Greenville, 100% 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 Greenville University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• 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 Greenville 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 Lyle Kruger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.