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Special Education at University of Maine

Special Education at University of Maine

Every 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 special ed program at University of Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741.

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.

UMaine Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UMaine Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Special Education Master’s Program

90% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UMaine, 85% 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 Maine with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at University of Maine. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 30
Other Special Education & Teaching 15

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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1,040 $51,980
Special Education Professors 850 $51,910
Middle School Special Education Teachers 530 $57,040
Interpreters and Translators 140 $63,210

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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