Special Education at Radford University

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Radford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,695.

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.

Radford Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Radford Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 61 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Radford in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Radford, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Radford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	61
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	5

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• General Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	5,870	$66,790
Special Education Professors	4,110	$61,890
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,150	$72,960
Special Education Teachers	2,220	$78,340
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770

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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.