General Special Education at Portland State University

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year.

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.

Portland State University General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Portland State University General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Portland State 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

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 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Portland State University 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Portland State University General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Portland State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Portland State University, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,360	$76,880
Special Education Teachers	1,240	$81,990
Special Education Professors	780	$84,350
Middle School Special Education Teachers	590	$80,680
Special Education Preschool Teachers	290	$75,600

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.