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General Special Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

General Special Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every general 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 teaching students with disabilities program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441.

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.

UT Rio Grande Valley General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

UT Rio Grande Valley General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley General Special Education Master’s Program

91% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 60% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 98
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Rio Grande Valley.

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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