General Special Education at University of Connecticut

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at University of Connecticut stacks up to those at other schools.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 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.

UCONN General Special Education Degrees Available

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

UCONN General Special Education Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN General Special Education Master’s Program

77% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UCONN, 71% 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 Connecticut with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,860	$76,780
Special Education Professors	1,660	$77,520
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,070	$78,470
Special Education Teachers	660	$70,200
Special Education Preschool Teachers	180	$68,130

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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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