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Special Education at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and approximately 5,530 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 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.

UT Permian Basin Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UT Permian Basin

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UT Permian Basin offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UT Permian Basin Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin Special Education Master’s Program

89% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from UT Permian Basin. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UT Permian Basin, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 60
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 13,470 $57,770
Special Education Professors 12,970 $58,570
Middle School Special Education Teachers 7,620 $56,960
Interpreters and Translators 5,460 $58,650
Special Education Teachers 1,460 $53,840

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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