General Special Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

UNLV General Special Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

UNLV General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UNLV is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its teaching students with disabilities bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNLV General Special Education Master’s Program

79% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	930	$53,180
Special Education Professors	630	$59,480
Middle School Special Education Teachers	360	$53,640
Special Education Teachers	230	$55,650

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
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