Special Education at Universidad Metropolitana

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Universidad Metropolitana is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

UMET is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 8,893 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,136 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Universidad Metropolitana in 2021, 7 of them were special education majors.

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.

UMET Special Education Degrees Available

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

UMET Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how UMET performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at UMET 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	311
Best Value Special Education Schools	422
Most Focused Special Education Schools	473

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UMET. This makes it the #312 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UMET

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

UMET Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in special ed from UMET. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UMET since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 72% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

UMET Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 special ed majors earned their master's degree from UMET. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. UMET does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 72% better than the national average.*

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

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

UMET also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• 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 PR, the home state for Universidad Metropolitana.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 1b3lrtz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.