Special Education at Peru State College

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

Peru State is located in Peru, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,902. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Peru State.

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.

Peru State Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Peru State Special Education Rankings

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

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 Peru State 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
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Best Value Special Education Schools	36
Most Focused Special Education Schools	126
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	258
	303
Best Special Education Schools	446
Most Popular Special Education Schools	468
	515

Special Ed Student Demographics at Peru State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Peru State College.

Peru State Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from Peru State in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Peru State 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 Peru State College with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Peru State 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
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 NE, the home state for Peru State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,150	$57,870
Special Education Professors	1,010	$59,490
Interpreters and Translators	790	$43,760
Middle School Special Education Teachers	570	$58,360
Special Education Preschool Teachers	150	$55,900

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.