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General Special Education at Florida Atlantic University

General Special Education at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805.

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.

FAU General Special Education Degrees Available

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

FAU General Special Education Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU General Special Education Master’s Program

100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic 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 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Special Education Teachers 7,310 $51,500
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 5,020 $60,720
Special Education Professors 4,660 $55,080
Middle School Special Education Teachers 2,490 $55,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers 1,230 $50,120

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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