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Special Education at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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Special Education at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

UCCS Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UCCS Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Special Education Master’s Program

83% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. UCCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UCCS, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 3,510 $54,500
Special Education Professors 2,290 $55,780
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,800 $54,920
Interpreters and Translators 1,440 $70,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers 890 $56,830

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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