Special Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 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.

UNLV Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Special Ed

UNLV Special Education Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 117 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from UNLV in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	47
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Educational Assessment
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	930	$53,180
Interpreters and Translators	710	$52,150
Special Education Professors	630	$59,480
Middle School Special Education Teachers	360	$53,640
Special Education Teachers	230	$55,650

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.