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General Special Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

General Special Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Las Vegas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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.

UNLV General Special Education Degrees Available

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

UNLV General Special Education Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV General Special Education Master’s Program

79% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 34% 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

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 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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