Special Education at Eastern Washington University
EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 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.
EWU Special Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
EWU Special Education Rankings
The special ed major at EWU 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 EWU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Eastern Washington University.
EWU Special Education Bachelor’s Program
About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at EWU 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in special ed.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 18 |
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 Eastern Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Special Education | 24 |
Related Majors
- Curriculum & Instruction
- Teaching English or French
- Educational Administration
- Teacher Education Grade Specific
- 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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.
Occupation | Jobs in WA | Average Salary in WA |
---|---|---|
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers | 4,570 | $65,400 |
Special Education Professors | 2,120 | $66,400 |
Middle School Special Education Teachers | 1,210 | $64,220 |
Interpreters and Translators | 880 | $48,560 |
Special Education Preschool Teachers | 660 | $63,400 |
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 Ian Poellet under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.