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General Special Education at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Special Education, you may want to check out the program at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Get started with the following essential facts.

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is in San Luis Obispo, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 12 general special education degrees were awarded at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Online & Distance Learning at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Distance learning is available at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Among 23,069 students, 127 (1%) studied exclusively online and 7,947 (34%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Use these rankings to compare California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo’s General Special Education program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	California	#19 of 28
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#21 of 25
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#26 of 38
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#26 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#99 of 351
Best Value	Nationwide	#137 of 404

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for General Special Education graduates at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Special Education graduates at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo are 92% women (11) and 8% men (1).

General Special Education Master’s Program at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Among the 12 master’s general special education degrees awarded at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 92% were women (11) and 8% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, below the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Graduates of the General Special Education program at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for General Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.