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General Special Education at The University of Texas at El Paso

General Special Education at The University of Texas at El Paso

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 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.

UTEP General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at UTEP

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, UTEP does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UTEP General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP General Special Education Master’s Program

85% Women
92% 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. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of degree recipients. That is 65% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 13,470 $57,770
Special Education Professors 12,970 $58,570
Middle School Special Education Teachers 7,620 $56,960
Special Education Teachers 1,460 $53,840
Special Education Preschool Teachers 1,030 $51,010

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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