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Special Education at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and approximately 103,427 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,624 students received their master's degree in special ed.

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.

Grand Canyon University Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Grand Canyon University does offer online education options in special ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Special Education Master’s Program

85% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The special ed program at Grand Canyon University awarded 1,624 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Grand Canyon University, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Canyon University with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 29
Black or African American 375
Hispanic or Latino 196
White 895
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 128

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 AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Interpreters and Translators 2,940 $46,100
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 2,850 $44,590
Special Education Professors 2,390 $50,190
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,560 $44,490
Special Education Teachers 340 $48,850

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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