General Special Education at Arizona State University - Tempe

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 Arizona State University - Tempe stacks up to those at other schools.

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 74,795. Of the 612 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University - Tempe in 2021, 111 of them were general special education majors.

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.

ASU - Tempe General Special Education Degrees Available

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

ASU - Tempe General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at ASU - Tempe compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at ASU - Tempe is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best General Special Education Schools	122
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	198
	238
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	298

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from ASU - Tempe. This makes it the #106 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at ASU - Tempe

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

ASU - Tempe General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 111 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from ASU - Tempe, about 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at ASU - Tempe since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at ASU - Tempe are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its teaching students with disabilities bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	69
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

ASU - Tempe General Special Education Master’s Program

The teaching students with disabilities program at ASU - Tempe awarded 33 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. ASU - Tempe does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from ASU - Tempe, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ASU - Tempe also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,850	$44,590
Special Education Professors	2,390	$50,190
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,560	$44,490
Special Education Teachers	340	$48,850
Special Education Preschool Teachers	310	$42,830

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
• Image Credit: By Schwnj under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.