Special Education at Liberty University

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 93,349 students attend the school each year.

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.

Liberty University Special Education Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Special Ed (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Liberty University Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Liberty University 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

Liberty University Special Education Bachelor’s Program

95% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Liberty University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Liberty University Special Education Master’s Program

89% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Liberty University, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	132
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	73

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 Liberty University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	402
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	48
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	44

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 VA, the home state for Liberty University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	5,870	$66,790
Special Education Professors	4,110	$61,890
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,150	$72,960
Special Education Teachers	2,220	$78,340
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770

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
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