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Special Education at Union University

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

Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and approximately 3,071 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Union.

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.

Union Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Union Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Union compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Union is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 81
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 200
Best Value Special Education Schools 218
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 232
252
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 271
Best Special Education Schools 320
409
Most Popular Special Education Schools 617

Special Ed Student Demographics at Union

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Union University.

Union Special Education Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The special ed program at Union awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Union since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Union are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Union University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Union also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Union University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education 7

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 TN, the home state for Union University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 4,180 $52,350
Special Education Professors 3,360 $54,010
Middle School Special Education Teachers 1,080 $52,410
Interpreters and Translators 670 $43,550
Special Education Teachers 650 $57,580

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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