Special Education at University of Hartford

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

UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 6,493 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 24 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UHart.

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.

UHart Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UHart

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UHart offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UHart Special Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at UHart 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Most Popular Special Education Schools	141
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	147
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
Most Focused Special Education Schools	172
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	219
	292

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UHart. This makes it the #129 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from UHart Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UHart is $36,947. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UHart

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

UHart Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from UHart in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UHart since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UHart are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Hartford with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UHart Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from UHart in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UHart, 78% 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 Hartford with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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 CT, the home state for University of Hartford.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,860	$76,780
Special Education Professors	1,660	$77,520
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,070	$78,470
Special Education Teachers	660	$70,200
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560

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 Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.