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Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

UWM Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UWM Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Special Education Master’s Program

100% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in special ed from UWM. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UWM, 92% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1,640 $56,210
Special Education Professors 1,350 $53,310
Interpreters and Translators 1,070 $50,750
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,050 $55,350
Special Education Teachers 190 $63,010

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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