General Special Education at The University of Alabama

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if The University of Alabama is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840. In 2021, 44 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from UA.

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.

UA 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

UA General Special Education Rankings

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

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 teaching students with disabilities major at UA 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
Most Focused General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	107
Most Focused General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	107
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	211
Best General Special Education Schools	228
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	243
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Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	379
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	427
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	430

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from UA. This makes it the #288 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UA

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

UA General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 44 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 2% were men and 98% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UA General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UA, 100% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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

UA also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 4 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	820	$49,320
Special Education Professors	450	$46,810
Middle School Special Education Teachers	380	$54,090
Special Education Preschool Teachers	140	$46,580
Special Education Teachers	50	$60,840

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
• Image Credit: By Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.