Special Education at Nevada State College

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

NSC is located in Henderson, Nevada and has a total student population of 7,289. Of the 778 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Nevada State College in 2021, 19 of them were special education majors.

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.

NSC Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

NSC Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at NSC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at NSC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	31
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
	48
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Best Value Special Education Schools	154
Most Focused Special Education Schools	222
Most Popular Special Education Schools	399

Special Ed Student Demographics at NSC

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

NSC Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from NSC in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Nevada State College with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NSC also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade 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 NV, the home state for Nevada State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	930	$53,180
Interpreters and Translators	710	$52,150
Special Education Professors	630	$59,480
Middle School Special Education Teachers	360	$53,640
Special Education Teachers	230	$55,650

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.