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Special Education at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

WVU Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

WVU Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Special Education Master’s Program

79% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The special ed program at WVU awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in special ed each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from WVU, 95% 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 West Virginia University 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 18
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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1,920 $42,400
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,050 $42,760
Special Education Professors 910 $43,820
Special Education Teachers 200 $53,030
Interpreters and Translators 70 $38,590

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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