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General Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

General Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,989.

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.

UW - Whitewater 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 UW - Whitewater

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW - Whitewater offers distance education options for teaching students with disabilities at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UW - Whitewater General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater General Special Education Master’s Program

92% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UW - Whitewater, 88% 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 - Whitewater with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.

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
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,050 $55,350
Special Education Teachers 190 $63,010
Special Education Preschool Teachers 110 $45,780

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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