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General Special Education at The University of Texas at El Paso

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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

UTEP General Special Education Rankings

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In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from UTEP. This makes it the #129 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

89% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from UTEP. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

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In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 55% 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.

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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 teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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