Special Education at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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

NWOSU is located in Alva, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 1,833. Of the 314 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 2021, 2 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.

NWOSU Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

NWOSU Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how NWOSU performed in these rankings.

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 NWOSU 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
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	285
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	381
Best Special Education Schools	412
Most Focused Special Education Schools	643

Special Ed Student Demographics at NWOSU

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

NWOSU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from NWOSU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at NWOSU 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 Northwestern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

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

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• 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 OK, the home state for Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,100	$42,630
Special Education Professors	1,220	$45,530
Middle School Special Education Teachers	950	$42,600
Interpreters and Translators	540	$35,240
Special Education Teachers	130	$40,300

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.