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General Special Education at Pennsylvania Western University

If you are interested in studying General Special Education, you may want to check out the program at Pennsylvania Western University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Pennsylvania Western University is in California, PA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 101 general special education degrees were awarded at Pennsylvania Western University.

Online & Distance Learning at Pennsylvania Western University

Distance learning is available at Pennsylvania Western University. Among 10,834 students, 3,832 (35%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,141 (38%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Special Education graduates at Pennsylvania Western University, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Special Education graduates at Pennsylvania Western University are 92% women (93) and 8% men (8).

General Special Education Bachelor’s Program at Pennsylvania Western University

Of the 16 bachelor’s general special education graduates at Pennsylvania Western University, 88% were women (14) and 12% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania Western University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16

General Special Education Master’s Program at Pennsylvania Western University

Of the 79 master’s general special education degrees awarded at Pennsylvania Western University, 92% were women (73) and 8% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania Western University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	68
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 8% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania Western University, below the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Those who complete General Special Education program at Pennsylvania Western University work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for General Special Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.