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General Special Education at Northern Arizona University

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General Special Education at Northern Arizona University

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

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.

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

91% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 93 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NAU, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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

86% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 teaching students with disabilities majors earned their master's degree from NAU. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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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.

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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.

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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