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Special Education at Saint Xavier University

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Saint Xavier University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SXU is located in Chicago, 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.

SXU Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

SXU Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at SXU

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

SXU Special Education Master’s Program

54% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SXU, about 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. SXU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from SXU, 62% 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 38% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Saint Xavier 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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