Administration of Special Education

Administration of Special Education programs prepare individuals to plan, supervise, and manage programs for exceptional students and their parents. Includes instruction in special education theory and practice, special education program development, evaluation and assessment in special education, state and federal law and regulations, managing individual education plans, problems of low- and high- disability students, mainstreaming, special education curricula, staff management, parent education, communications and community relations, budgeting, and professional standards and ethics.

Minnesota awards the most Postbaccalaureate certificates in Administration of Special Education of all US states with 10 degrees being awarded last year. Students interested in Administration of Special Education can expect approximately 96% percent of their classmates to be women and 4% percent of their classmates to be male. The majority students graduating in this field earn a Post masters certificate. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Administration of Special Education is $37,307.