Special Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 36 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UNL.

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.

UNL Special Education Degrees Available

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

UNL Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how UNL performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at UNL 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 Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	76
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	96
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Most Popular Special Education Schools	147

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UNL. This makes it the #283 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNL Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNL is $37,687. This is less than $38,748, which is the national average of all special ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UNL since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UNL 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 - Lincoln with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNL Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 special ed majors earned their master's degree from UNL. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UNL, 93% 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 - Lincoln with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Other Education
• Educational Assessment
• Curriculum & Instruction
• 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 - Lincoln.

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 (NONE LISTED, JUST A WEBSITE) www.mawhamba.net under License

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