Special Education at University of Vermont

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

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and approximately 13,292 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 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.

UVM Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UVM Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 special ed majors earned their master's degree from UVM. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. UVM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UVM, 89% 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 Vermont with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration

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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	730	$63,230
Special Education Professors	460	$61,990
Middle School Special Education Teachers	240	$63,610
Interpreters and Translators	120	$46,270
Special Education Preschool Teachers	110	$62,520

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.