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Special Education at University of South Carolina - Upstate

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Special Education at University of South Carolina - Upstate

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

USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 6,038. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

USC Upstate Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

USC Upstate Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at USC Upstate

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

USC Upstate Special Education Master’s Program

80% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from USC Upstate in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Upstate.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 3,040 $56,960
Special Education Professors 1,480 $55,560
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,170 $53,320
Interpreters and Translators 460 $44,950
Special Education Teachers 380 $62,740

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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