General Special Education at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

If you plan to study general 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 General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

UNC Charlotte 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 UNC Charlotte

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

UNC Charlotte General Special Education Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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

Related Majors

• Other Special Education & Teaching
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented

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 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
Special Education Preschool Teachers	580	$50,490
Special Education Teachers	70	$45,670

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 Stanton49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.