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General Special Education at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

General Special Education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

If you are interested in studying general special education, you may want to check out the program at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,152.

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.

SMU MN General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at SMU MN

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, SMU MN does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

SMU MN General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at SMU MN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

SMU MN General Special Education Master’s Program

86% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. SMU MN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from SMU MN, 83% 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 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 2
White 35
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 MN, the home state for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Special Education Professors 4,910 $62,670
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 4,600 $63,030
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,690 $66,240
Special Education Preschool Teachers 1,490 $62,810
Special Education Teachers 880 $68,540

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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