General Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

8% 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 - Milwaukee. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565.

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.

UWM General Special Education Degrees Available

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

UWM General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UWM 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% 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 UWM since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at UWM 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 - Milwaukee 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	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWM General Special Education Master’s Program

33% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 54% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UWM, 100% 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 - Milwaukee with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 - Milwaukee.

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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