General Special Education at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335. Of the 159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Arkansas in 2021, 11 of them were general special education majors.

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.

UCA 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 UCA

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.

UCA does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UCA General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at UCA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UCA 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
Most Focused General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	35
	94
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	124
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	164
Best Value General Special Education Schools	178
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	196
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	200
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	214
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
	389
Best General Special Education Schools	437
	506

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from UCA. This makes it the #165 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

The teaching students with disabilities program at UCA awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at UCA 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 Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCA General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from UCA. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UCA, 95% 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 Central Arkansas 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	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCA 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

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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Special Education Professors	1,290	$51,430
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,290	$49,740
Middle School Special Education Teachers	920	$50,790
Special Education Preschool Teachers	450	$46,870
Special Education Teachers	140	$34,140

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.