Special Education at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 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.

UARK Special Education Degrees Available

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

UARK Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at UARK 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UARK 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 Arkansas with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UARK Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. UARK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UARK, 94% 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 University of Arkansas with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	33
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	9

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Educational Assessment
• Instructional Media Design
• Curriculum & Instruction
• General Education

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Special Education Professors	1,290	$51,430
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,290	$49,740
Middle School Special Education Teachers	920	$50,790
Special Education Preschool Teachers	450	$46,870
Special Education Teachers	140	$34,140

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.