General Special Education at Grand Canyon University

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 103,427.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University General Special Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Grand Canyon University offers distance education options for teaching students with disabilities at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Grand Canyon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Grand Canyon University.

Grand Canyon University General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

92% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Grand Canyon University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its teaching students with disabilities bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Canyon University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	310
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

Grand Canyon University General Special Education Master’s Program

82% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Grand Canyon University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Grand Canyon University, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% 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 Grand Canyon University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	201
Hispanic or Latino	114
White	477
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 Grand Canyon University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
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
Special Education Preschool Teachers	310	$42,830

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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