General Special Education at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 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.

GWU General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

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.

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

GWU General Special Education Rankings

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There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 20 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GWU, about 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
• Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
• Other Special Education & Teaching

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	630	$78,830
Special Education Professors	490	$73,240
Special Education Teachers	160	$67,310

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.