Special Education at Fort Lewis College

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Fort Lewis College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FLC is located in Durango, Colorado and approximately 3,469 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.

FLC Special Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Special Ed

FLC Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at FLC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Fort Lewis College.

FLC Special Education Master’s Program

67% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. FLC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from FLC, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fort Lewis College with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fort Lewis College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 CO, the home state for Fort Lewis College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,510	$54,500
Special Education Professors	2,290	$55,780
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,800	$54,920
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$70,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers	890	$56,830

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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