Special Education at Wilkes University
If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Wilkes University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,781.
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.
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Wilkes Special Education Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Special Ed
Online Classes Are Available at Wilkes
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? Wilkes offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
Wilkes 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.
Special Ed Student Demographics at Wilkes
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Wilkes University.
Wilkes Special Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Wilkes, 91% 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 Wilkes 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 | 10 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
- Other Education
- Teaching English or French
- Teacher Education Grade Specific
- Educational Administration
- Instructional Media Design
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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.
Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
---|---|---|
Special Education Professors | 8,510 | $63,260 |
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers | 6,010 | $66,860 |
Middle School Special Education Teachers | 2,390 | $69,040 |
Interpreters and Translators | 750 | $50,100 |
Special Education Preschool Teachers | 570 | $54,160 |
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 Jrmski under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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