Special Education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Southwestern Oklahoma State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 4,898.

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.

SWOSU Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

SWOSU Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at SWOSU 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 SWOSU

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

SWOSU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at SWOSU 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SWOSU Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from SWOSU, 86% 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	13

Related Majors

• Educational Assessment
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade 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 OK, the home state for Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,100	$42,630
Special Education Professors	1,220	$45,530
Middle School Special Education Teachers	950	$42,600
Interpreters and Translators	540	$35,240
Special Education Teachers	130	$40,300

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.