General Special Education at Northern Arizona University
NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year. Of the 526 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 2021, 93 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.
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NAU General Special Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
- Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
NAU General Special Education Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how NAU performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The teaching students with disabilities major at NAU 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 |
---|---|
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 9 |
Most Popular General Special Education Schools | 18 |
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools | 56 |
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 63 |
Most Focused General Special Education Schools | 195 |
Best Value General Special Education Schools | 226 |
Best General Special Education Schools | 285 |
In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from NAU. This makes it the #57 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.
Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at NAU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Northern Arizona University.
NAU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program
About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at NAU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its teaching students with disabilities bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 24 |
White | 57 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
NAU General Special Education Master’s Program
In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
White | 27 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
NAU 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
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
- Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed
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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.
Occupation | Jobs in AZ | Average Salary in AZ |
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Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers | 2,850 | $44,590 |
Special Education Professors | 2,390 | $50,190 |
Middle School Special Education Teachers | 1,560 | $44,490 |
Special Education Teachers | 340 | $48,850 |
Special Education Preschool Teachers | 310 | $42,830 |
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 Teksaz227 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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