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Special Education at William Peace University

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

WPU is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 830. In 2021, 10 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from WPU.

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.

WPU Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

WPU Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at WPU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 special ed major at WPU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 17
Most Focused Special Education Schools 91
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 222
Most Popular Special Education Schools 536

Special Ed Student Demographics at WPU

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

WPU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from WPU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at WPU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WPU also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William Peace University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Special Education 10

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 NC, the home state for William Peace University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 7,080 $47,760
Special Education Professors 4,350 $48,820
Middle School Special Education Teachers 2,950 $49,180
Interpreters and Translators 1,770 $59,310
Special Education Preschool Teachers 580 $50,490

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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