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General Special Education at Virginia Commonwealth University

General Special Education at Virginia Commonwealth University

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if Virginia Commonwealth University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 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.

VCU General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

VCU does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

VCU General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at VCU 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 VCU

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

VCU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
33% 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.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at VCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

VCU General Special Education Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from VCU, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 1
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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 5,870 $66,790
Special Education Professors 4,110 $61,890
Middle School Special Education Teachers 3,150 $72,960
Special Education Teachers 2,220 $78,340
Special Education Preschool Teachers 600 $66,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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