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Special Education at Wichita State University

Special Education at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999.

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.

WSU Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

WSU Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Special Education Master’s Program

89% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from WSU, 81% 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 Wichita State University with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wichita State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 32

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1,490 $54,340
Special Education Professors 880 $54,050
Middle School Special Education Teachers 420 $54,610
Interpreters and Translators 420 $40,190
Special Education Preschool Teachers 390 $55,700

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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