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General Special Education at University of Utah

General Special Education at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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.

U of U General Special Education Degrees Available

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

U of U General Special Education Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U General Special Education Master’s Program

91% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from U of U, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Utah with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1,490 $46,320
Special Education Professors 1,170 $46,820
Middle School Special Education Teachers 630 $50,620
Special Education Preschool Teachers 270 $48,260
Special Education Teachers 80 $72,290

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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