General Special Education at University of Connecticut

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at University of Connecticut stacks up to those at other schools.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from UCONN.

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.

UCONN General Special Education Degrees Available

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

UCONN General Special Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UCONN 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
Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	47
Best Value General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	82
	93
Best General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	94
Most Focused General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	104
	302
	317
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	324
Best General Special Education Schools	503
	520

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from UCONN. This makes it the #80 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Special Education from UCONN in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical teaching students with disabilities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at UCONN since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at UCONN 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 Connecticut with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN General Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from UCONN. About 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UCONN, 90% 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 Connecticut with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,860	$76,780
Special Education Professors	1,660	$77,520
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,070	$78,470
Special Education Teachers	660	$70,200
Special Education Preschool Teachers	180	$68,130

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.