Special Education at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563.

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.

UAB Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UAB does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

UAB Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at UAB awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UAB, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alabama at Birmingham. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	19

Related Majors

• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Assessment
• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	820	$49,320
Special Education Professors	450	$46,810
Middle School Special Education Teachers	380	$54,090
Interpreters and Translators	250	$40,510
Special Education Preschool Teachers	140	$46,580

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.