General Special Education at The University of Texas at Tyler

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

UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and approximately 9,781 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.

UT Tyler General Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at UT Tyler

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, UT Tyler does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UT Tyler General Special Education 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UT Tyler

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 Tyler.

UT Tyler General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from UT Tyler. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UT Tyler, 78% 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 Texas at Tyler with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
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 Tyler.

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 Kushal one under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.