Special Education at University of St Francis

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

University of Saint Francis is located in Joliet, Illinois and approximately 3,529 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.

University of Saint Francis Special Education Degrees Available

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

University of Saint Francis Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at University of Saint Francis 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at University of Saint Francis

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

University of Saint Francis Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Saint Francis since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at University of Saint Francis 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 St Francis with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

University of Saint Francis Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from University of Saint Francis, 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 St Francis with a master's in special ed.

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

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of St Francis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	6

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 University of St Francis.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.