General Special Education at Eastern Washington University

If you are interested in studying general special education, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 212 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2021, 8 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.

EWU General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at EWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

EWU does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

EWU General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at EWU 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 EWU 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
	37
	120
	136
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	157
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	273
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	340
Best Value General Special Education Schools	381
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	382

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from EWU. This makes it the #205 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in teaching students with disabilities from EWU in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at EWU 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

EWU General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 16 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from EWU, about 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from EWU, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

EWU 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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	4,570	$65,400
Special Education Professors	2,120	$66,400
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,210	$64,220
Special Education Preschool Teachers	660	$63,400
Special Education Teachers	120	$59,520

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.