General Special Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.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 General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.
UT Rio Grande Valley General Special Education Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
UT Rio Grande Valley General Special Education Rankings
Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
UT Rio Grande Valley General Special Education Master’s Program
In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 60% 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 teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 98 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
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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 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 |
Special Education Teachers | 1,460 | $53,840 |
Special Education Preschool Teachers | 1,030 | $51,010 |
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*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.