Special Education at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 30,146 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNC Charlotte Special Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UNC Charlotte Special Education Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte Special Education Master’s Program

95% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UNC Charlotte, 79% 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	19
General Special Education	17
Other Special Education & Teaching	3

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	7,080	$47,760
Special Education Professors	4,350	$48,820
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,950	$49,180
Interpreters and Translators	1,770	$59,310
Special Education Preschool Teachers	580	$50,490

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
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