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General Special Education at Northwestern College

General Special Education at Northwestern College

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

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,496.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

NWC General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at NWC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NWC offers distance education options for teaching students with disabilities at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

NWC General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at NWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Northwestern College.

NWC General Special Education Master’s Program

93% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from NWC, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1,400 $56,300
Special Education Professors 1,080 $57,730
Middle School Special Education Teachers 750 $58,890
Special Education Teachers 210 $75,280
Special Education Preschool Teachers 90 $49,330

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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