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Special Education at University of Alaska Southeast

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Special Education at University of Alaska Southeast

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if University of Alaska Southeast is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and has a total student population of 2,070. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

UAS Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UAS

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UAS Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at UAS

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

UAS Special Education Master’s Program

82% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The special ed program at UAS awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. UAS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UAS, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Southeast.

Occupation Jobs in AK Average Salary in AK
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 640 $72,770
Special Education Professors 430 $77,210
Middle School Special Education Teachers 270 $75,530
Special Education Preschool Teachers 90 $65,500
Interpreters and Translators 90 $52,990

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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