Special Education at Texas Woman’s University

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Texas Woman's University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 16,433 students attend the school each year.

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.

TWU Special Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Special Ed

TWU Special Education Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at TWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Texas Woman’s University.

TWU Special Education Master’s Program

97% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from TWU, 59% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Texas Woman's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	22
Education of the Deaf	6

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 TX, the home state for Texas Woman's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	13,470	$57,770
Special Education Professors	12,970	$58,570
Middle School Special Education Teachers	7,620	$56,960
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Special Education Teachers	1,460	$53,840

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
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