General Special Education at The University of Texas at El Paso
If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what The University of Texas at El Paso has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year.
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.
UTEP General Special Education Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Online Classes Are Available at UTEP
Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.
For those who are interested in distance learning, UTEP does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
UTEP General Special Education Rankings
Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UTEP
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.
UTEP General Special Education Master’s Program
In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of degree recipients. That is 65% 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 teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 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 |
Special Education Teachers | 1,460 | $53,840 |
Special Education Preschool Teachers | 1,030 | $51,010 |
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.