Special Education at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from UCO.

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.

UCO Special Education Degrees Available

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

UCO Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how UCO 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 UCO 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
	96
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	357
Best Value Special Education Schools	358
Best Special Education Schools	427

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UCO. This makes it the #418 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from UCO Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCO is $42,328. This is 9% higher than $38,748, which is the national average for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCO, about 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UCO since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCO Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from UCO. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• General Education
• Educational Assessment
• Educational Administration
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,100	$42,630
Special Education Professors	1,220	$45,530
Middle School Special Education Teachers	950	$42,600
Interpreters and Translators	540	$35,240
Special Education Teachers	130	$40,300

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.