Special Education at West Virginia University

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what West Virginia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

WVU 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, 19 students received their master’s degree in special ed from WVU. This makes it the #229 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 special ed majors earned their master's degree from WVU. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from WVU, 95% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• General Education

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,920	$42,400
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,050	$42,760
Special Education Professors	910	$43,820
Special Education Teachers	200	$53,030
Interpreters and Translators	70	$38,590

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.