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Special Education at Olivet Nazarene University

Special Education at Olivet Nazarene University

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

Olivet Nazarene is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois and approximately 3,764 students attend the school each year.

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.

Olivet Nazarene Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Olivet Nazarene Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Olivet Nazarene 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Olivet Nazarene

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

Olivet Nazarene Special Education Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Olivet Nazarene 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 Olivet Nazarene University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Olivet Nazarene University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 29

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 Olivet Nazarene 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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