General Special Education at Alliant International University

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

Alliant is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 3,429.

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.

Alliant General Special Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Teaching Students with Disabilities (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at Alliant

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Alliant does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Alliant General Special Education Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Alliant

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

Alliant General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 94 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Alliant, about 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Alliant does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alliant International University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for Alliant International University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	15,230	$80,370
Special Education Professors	10,520	$82,380
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,710	$76,860
Special Education Teachers	2,950	$66,640
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,470	$47,870

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.