General Special Education at Whitworth University

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

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and has a total student population of 2,756.

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.

Whitworth General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Whitworth General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth General Special Education Master’s Program

78% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Whitworth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Whitworth, 67% 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 Whitworth University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
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 WA, the home state for Whitworth University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	4,570	$65,400
Special Education Professors	2,120	$66,400
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,210	$64,220
Special Education Preschool Teachers	660	$63,400
Special Education Teachers	120	$59,520

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
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