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General Special Education at University of Central Arkansas

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.

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 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.

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

100% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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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.

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

UCA General Special Education Master’s Program

95% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UCA, 89% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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