General Special Education at Arkansas Tech University

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 Arkansas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and approximately 10,829 students attend the school each year.

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.

ATU General Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at ATU

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

ATU General Special Education Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at ATU

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

ATU General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. ATU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from ATU, 90% 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 Arkansas Tech 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	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Special Education Professors	1,290	$51,430
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,290	$49,740
Middle School Special Education Teachers	920	$50,790
Special Education Preschool Teachers	450	$46,870
Special Education Teachers	140	$34,140

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 Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.