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General Special Education at Western Carolina University

General Special Education at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 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.

WCU General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

WCU General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at WCU 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 WCU

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

WCU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 7,080 $47,760
Special Education Professors 4,350 $48,820
Middle School Special Education Teachers 2,950 $49,180
Special Education Preschool Teachers 580 $50,490
Special Education Teachers 70 $45,670

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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