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Special Education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Special Education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

SIUC Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at SIUC 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in special ed from SIUC. This is the #561 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Special Education Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in special ed from SIUC. About 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at SIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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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