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General Special Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Special Education, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley sits in Edinburg, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 91 general special education degrees were awarded at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Studying Online at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Distance learning is available at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Among 33,881 students, 5,219 (15%) studied exclusively online and 17,255 (51%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Use these rankings to compare The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s General Special Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#2 of 18
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#7 of 34
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#12 of 18
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#21 of 35
Best Value	Nationwide	#35 of 404
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#219 of 351

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Special Education graduates at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Special Education graduates at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are 88% women (80) and 12% men (11).

General Special Education Bachelor’s Program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Of the 5 bachelor’s general special education graduates at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 100% were women (5) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of General Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, higher than the national average of 21%.*

General Special Education Master’s Program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Among the 86 master’s general special education degrees awarded at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 87% were women (75) and 13% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	66
Black / African American	4
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, above the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Graduates of the General Special Education program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for General Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.