Special Education at University of Hartford

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

UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 6,493 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 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.

UHart Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UHart

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? UHart offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UHart Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at UHart

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

UHart Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from UHart in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UHart, 78% 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 Hartford with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 CT, the home state for University of Hartford.

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
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.