Special Education at University of Mount Union

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at University of Mount Union. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mount Union is located in Alliance, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,178. In 2021, 10 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Mount Union.

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.

Mount Union Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Mount Union Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Mount Union compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Mount Union 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 Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
	299
Most Popular Special Education Schools	536

Special Ed Student Demographics at Mount Union

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

Mount Union Special Education Bachelor’s Program

The special ed program at Mount Union awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Mount Union since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Mount Union 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 Mount Union with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• 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 OH, the home state for University of Mount Union.

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
Interpreters and Translators	1,870	$58,380
Special Education Teachers	1,430	$42,690

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 Sanfranman59 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.