Special Education at Gonzaga University

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

Gonzaga is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 7,295 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.

Gonzaga Special Education Degrees Available

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

Gonzaga Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Gonzaga 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 Gonzaga

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

Gonzaga Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Gonzaga since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Gonzaga are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gonzaga University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Gonzaga Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Gonzaga University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	22

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Other Education
• Teaching English or French
• 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 WA, the home state for Gonzaga 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 Gregg M. Erickson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.