General Special Education at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and approximately 16,094 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from University of Akron Main Campus.

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.

University of Akron Main Campus General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

University of Akron Main Campus General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at University of Akron Main Campus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at University of Akron Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Special Education Schools	147
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	272
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In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from University of Akron Main Campus. This makes it the #385 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at University of Akron Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at University of Akron Main Campus.

University of Akron Main Campus General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

The teaching students with disabilities program at University of Akron Main Campus awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Akron Main Campus since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Akron Main Campus General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from University of Akron Main Campus. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from University of Akron Main Campus, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Akron Main Campus with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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

University of Akron Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs

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 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
Special Education Teachers	1,430	$42,690
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,110	$64,790

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.