Special Education at Regent University

Every 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 special ed program at Regent University stacks up to those at other schools.

Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,483.

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.

Regent Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Regent Special Education 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Regent

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

Regent Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in special ed from Regent. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Regent does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Regent, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject 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 VA, the home state for Regent 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
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770

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 DebateLord under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.