Special Education at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and has a total student population of 6,225. Of the 921 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2021, 19 of them were special education majors.

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.

UNK Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNK

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNK does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNK Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at UNK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at UNK 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
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	114
Most Focused Special Education Schools	128
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
Most Popular Special Education Schools	165
	244

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UNK. This makes it the #137 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNK. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UNK 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 University of Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

UNK Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from UNK in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UNK, 100% 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 University of Nebraska at Kearney with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

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.