General Special Education at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640. Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University in 2021, 11 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.

Portland State University General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Doctorate Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Portland State University General Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how Portland State University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at Portland State University 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
Best Value General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	39
Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Focused General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	62
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	81
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	228
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	245
	273
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	351
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	354
	373
Best General Special Education Schools	413
Best Value General Special Education Schools	450

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from Portland State University. This makes it the #63 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Portland State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Portland State University.

Portland State University General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in teaching students with disabilities from Portland State University in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at Portland State University 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Portland State University General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Portland State University. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Portland State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Portland State University, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Portland State University also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,360	$76,880
Special Education Teachers	1,240	$81,990
Special Education Professors	780	$84,350
Middle School Special Education Teachers	590	$80,680
Special Education Preschool Teachers	290	$75,600

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.