General Special Education at University of Akron Main Campus

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 University of Akron Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and approximately 16,094 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.

University of Akron Main Campus General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

University of Akron Main Campus General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at University of Akron Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at University of Akron Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at University of Akron Main Campus.

University of Akron Main Campus General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Akron Main Campus since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at University of Akron Main Campus 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 University of Akron Main Campus with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs

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 OH, the home state for University of Akron Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	7,160	$56,180
Special Education Professors	6,350	$60,340
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,370	$59,940
Special Education Teachers	1,430	$42,690
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,110	$64,790

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 sleepydre / Threeblur0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.