Special Education at Arizona State University - Tempe

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Arizona State University - Tempe has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 74,795.

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.

ASU - Tempe Special Education Degrees Available

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

ASU - Tempe Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at ASU - Tempe 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 ASU - Tempe

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Arizona State University - Tempe.

ASU - Tempe Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Arizona State University - Tempe with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

ASU - Tempe Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Arizona State University - Tempe. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	144

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teaching English or French
• Education Philosophy
• General Education
• Student Counseling

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 AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Interpreters and Translators	2,940	$46,100
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,850	$44,590
Special Education Professors	2,390	$50,190
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,560	$44,490
Special Education Teachers	340	$48,850

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 Schwnj under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.