General Special Education at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 5,530.

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 Permian Basin General Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at UT Permian Basin

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UT Permian Basin does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UT Permian Basin General Special Education Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin General Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students graduated with a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from UT Permian Basin. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UT Permian Basin, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	60
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 of the Permian Basin.

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.