General Special Education at Lehigh University

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 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.

Lehigh General Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Lehigh General Special Education Rankings

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There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh General Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Lehigh. About 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Lehigh does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Lehigh, 80% 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 Lehigh 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	0
White	8
International Students	2
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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Special Education Professors	8,510	$63,260
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,010	$66,860
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,390	$69,040
Special Education Preschool Teachers	570	$54,160
Special Education Teachers	100	$66,780

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 IR393DEME under License

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