General Special Education at Northern Arizona University
If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what Northern Arizona University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 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.
NAU General Special Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
- Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
NAU General Special Education Rankings
Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at NAU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Northern Arizona University.
NAU General Special Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from NAU, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Related Majors
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
- Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed
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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.
Occupation | Jobs in AZ | Average Salary in AZ |
---|---|---|
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 |
Special Education Preschool Teachers | 310 | $42,830 |
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 Teksaz227 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.