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Special Education at University of Northern Iowa

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Special Education at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 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.

UNI Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UNI

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNI offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

UNI Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Special Education Master’s Program

100% Women
Of the 4 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNI, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UNI, 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 Northern Iowa with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1,400 $56,300
Special Education Professors 1,080 $57,730
Middle School Special Education Teachers 750 $58,890
Interpreters and Translators 630 $37,840
Special Education Teachers 210 $75,280

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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