Special Education at Western Illinois University

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 Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from WIU.

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.

WIU Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

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? WIU offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WIU Special Education Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at WIU 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
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	92

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in special ed from WIU. This makes it the #364 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WIU Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $37,193. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from WIU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at WIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WIU Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from WIU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from WIU, 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WIU 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
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject 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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.