Special Education at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year.

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.

UA Special Education Degrees Available

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

UA Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at UA 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UA Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UA, 70% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	57

Related Majors

• Educational Assessment
• Teaching English or French
• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Student Counseling

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	820	$49,320
Special Education Professors	450	$46,810
Middle School Special Education Teachers	380	$54,090
Interpreters and Translators	250	$40,510
Special Education Preschool Teachers	140	$46,580

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.