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Special Education at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

UA Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed
  • Doctorate Degree in Special Ed

UA Special Education Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Special Education Master’s Program

100% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 special ed majors earned their master's degree from UA. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UA, 100% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 820 $49,320
Special Education Professors 450 $46,810
Middle School Special Education Teachers 380 $54,090
Interpreters and Translators 250 $40,510
Special Education Preschool Teachers 140 $46,580

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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