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

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.

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 |
Related Majors
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Stan Shebs under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.