Special Education at University of the Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and approximately 19,110 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cumberlands Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Cumberlands

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

Cumberlands Special Education 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.

In 2021, 112 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Cumberlands. This makes it the #30 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 112 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Cumberlands in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Cumberlands does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	83

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

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

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 KY, the home state for University of the Cumberlands.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,250	$54,010
Special Education Professors	2,280	$54,940
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,430	$54,020
Interpreters and Translators	650	$49,690
Special Education Teachers	510	$58,910

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.