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General Special Education at University of Alaska Southeast

General Special Education at University of Alaska Southeast

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

UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and has a total student population of 2,070.

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.

UAS General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAS

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UAS does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UAS General Special Education Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UAS 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UAS

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

UAS General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UAS since its program graduates 37% more men than average.

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

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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 General Special Education Master’s Program

74% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UAS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities 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 teaching students with disabilities.

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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

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 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
Special Education Teachers 40 $62,040

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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