Special Education at Roosevelt University

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Roosevelt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,680.

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.

Roosevelt Special Education Degrees Available

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

Roosevelt Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt

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

Roosevelt Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Roosevelt since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Roosevelt University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Roosevelt Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. Roosevelt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Roosevelt, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
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 Roosevelt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	16
Other Special Education & Teaching	5

Related Majors

• Other Education
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject 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 Roosevelt 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.