Special Education at Universidad Metropolitana

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

UMET is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 8,893. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from UMET.

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.

UMET Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UMET Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at UMET 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 UMET 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 Master’s Degree Schools	260
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	271
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	311
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	320
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	326
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	393
Most Popular Special Education Schools	399
Best Value Special Education Schools	422
Most Focused Special Education Schools	473
	510
Best Special Education Schools	693

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UMET. This makes it the #312 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UMET

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

UMET Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in special ed from UMET. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UMET since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 72% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMET Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from UMET in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. UMET does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 72% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMET 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

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Universidad Metropolitana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	19

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 PR, the home state for Universidad Metropolitana.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 1b3lrtz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.