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General Special Education at University of Hartford

General Special Education at University of Hartford

If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what University of Hartford has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 6,493 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.

UHart 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 UHart

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UHart does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

UHart General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UHart

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

UHart General Special Education Master’s Program

84% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UHart 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 teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UHart, 76% 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 52
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 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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