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General Special Education at Radford University

General Special Education at Radford University

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if Radford University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 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.

Radford General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at Radford

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Radford does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

Radford General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford General Special Education Master’s Program

85% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Radford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Radford, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 53
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 5,870 $66,790
Special Education Professors 4,110 $61,890
Middle School Special Education Teachers 3,150 $72,960
Special Education Teachers 2,220 $78,340
Special Education Preschool Teachers 600 $66,470

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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