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Special Education at University of California-Los Angeles

If you plan to study Special Education, you may want to check out the program at University of California-Los Angeles. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of California-Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 3 special education graduations were recorded at University of California-Los Angeles.

Online & Distance Learning at University of California-Los Angeles

Many students take online classes at University of California-Los Angeles. Among 47,335 students, 785 (2%) studied exclusively online and 5,535 (12%) took at least some classes online.

Special Education Rankings at University of California-Los Angeles

These rankings give you a sense of how University of California-Los Angeles’s Special Education program against other schools offering the same major.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Special Education graduates at University of California-Los Angeles, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Special Education graduates at University of California-Los Angeles are 100% women (3) and 0% men (0).

Special Education Doctoral Program at University of California-Los Angeles

Among the 3 doctoral special education degrees awarded at University of California-Los Angeles, 100% were women (3) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Special Education doctoral degree recipients at University of California-Los Angeles.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of Special Education doctoral degree recipients at University of California-Los Angeles, higher than the national average of 19%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Special Education Concentrations at University of California-Los Angeles

This Special Education program at University of California-Los Angeles breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Special Education	3

Best-Paid Careers for Special Education Graduates

Students who finish Special Education program at University of California-Los Angeles pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Special Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.