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Special Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Special Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Rio Grande Valley Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UT Rio Grande Valley Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Special Education Master’s Program

86% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The special ed program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 142 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% 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 Rio Grande Valley with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 129
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 142

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 Rio Grande Valley.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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