Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Special Education at William Peace University

Find Schools Near

Special Education at William Peace University

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

WPU is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 830 students attend the school each year. Of the 215 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William Peace University in 2021, 10 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.

WPU Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

WPU Special Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at WPU 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 17
Most Focused Special Education Schools 91
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 222
Most Popular Special Education Schools 536

Special Ed Student Demographics at WPU

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

WPU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WPU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

undefined

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at WPU 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 William Peace University with a bachelor's in special ed.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 NC, the home state for William Peace University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 7,080 $47,760
Special Education Professors 4,350 $48,820
Middle School Special Education Teachers 2,950 $49,180
Interpreters and Translators 1,770 $59,310
Special Education Preschool Teachers 580 $50,490

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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.