Special Education at University of Akron Main Campus

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what University of Akron Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and approximately 16,094 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.

University of Akron Main Campus Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

University of Akron Main Campus Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at University of Akron Main Campus 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Akron Main Campus since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at University of Akron Main Campus 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 University of Akron Main Campus with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 University of Akron Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	58
General Special Education	20

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Educational Assessment
• Teaching English or French
• Instructional Media Design
• 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 OH, the home state for University of Akron Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	7,160	$56,180
Special Education Professors	6,350	$60,340
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,370	$59,940
Interpreters and Translators	1,870	$58,380
Special Education Teachers	1,430	$42,690

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 sleepydre / Threeblur0 under License

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