Special Education at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380.

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.

UCCS Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UCCS Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from UCCS. About 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. UCCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UCCS, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	26

Related Majors

• Educational Assessment
• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,510	$54,500
Special Education Professors	2,290	$55,780
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,800	$54,920
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$70,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers	890	$56,830

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.