Special Education at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. In 2021, 36 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from BYU.

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.

BYU Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

BYU Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how BYU performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at BYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Special Education Schools	6
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	7
	73
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	84
	189
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	536

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in special ed from BYU. This makes it the #418 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of BYU Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU is $38,021. This is less than $38,748, which is the national average of all special ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Special Ed Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in special ed from BYU. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at BYU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BYU Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from BYU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from BYU, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BYU also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	42

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Teaching English or French
• Educational Assessment
• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Administration

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Interpreters and Translators	1,560	$43,830
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,490	$46,320
Special Education Professors	1,170	$46,820
Middle School Special Education Teachers	630	$50,620
Special Education Preschool Teachers	270	$48,260

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.