Special Education at University of Alaska Southeast

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and approximately 2,070 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.

UAS Special Education Degrees Available

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

UAS Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at UAS 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 UAS

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

UAS Special Education Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 UAS since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UAS 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 Alaska Southeast with a bachelor's in special ed.

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

UAS Special Education Master’s Program

74% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. UAS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UAS, 79% 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 Alaska Southeast with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Alaska Southeast. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	29

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Southeast.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	640	$72,770
Special Education Professors	430	$77,210
Middle School Special Education Teachers	270	$75,530
Special Education Preschool Teachers	90	$65,500
Interpreters and Translators	90	$52,990

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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