Special Education at The University of Texas at El Paso

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 The University of Texas at El Paso stacks up to those at other schools.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879.

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.

UTEP Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UTEP Special Education Rankings

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In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UTEP. This makes it the #172 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from UTEP in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTEP also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at The University of Texas at El Paso. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at El Paso. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	27

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 The University of Texas at El Paso.

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
• Image Credit: By Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.