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Special Education at Ohio Wesleyan University

Special Education at Ohio Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Ohio Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

OWU is located in Delaware, Ohio and approximately 1,426 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.

OWU Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

OWU Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at OWU 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 OWU

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

OWU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at OWU 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 Ohio Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 3

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 OH, the home state for Ohio Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 7,160 $56,180
Special Education Professors 6,350 $60,340
Middle School Special Education Teachers 4,370 $59,940
Interpreters and Translators 1,870 $58,380
Special Education Teachers 1,430 $42,690

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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