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General Special Education at University of Alaska Southeast

General Special Education at University of Alaska Southeast

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

UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and approximately 2,070 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.

UAS General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at UAS

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? UAS offers distance education options for teaching students with disabilities at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UAS General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UAS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at University of Alaska Southeast.

UAS General Special Education Master’s Program

74% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UAS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UAS, 79% 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 University of Alaska Southeast with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 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
Special Education Teachers 40 $62,040

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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