General Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Madison

6% 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 Wisconsin - Madison. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 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.

UW - Madison General Special Education Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UW - Madison 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

6% 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 UW - Madison since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Madison General Special Education Master’s Program

68% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UW - Madison does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UW - Madison, 77% 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,640	$56,210
Special Education Professors	1,350	$53,310
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,050	$55,350
Special Education Teachers	190	$63,010
Special Education Preschool Teachers	110	$45,780

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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