Special Education at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613.

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.

UD Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UD

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UD does offer online education options in special ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UD Special Education Rankings

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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 36 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from UD in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UD, 86% 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 Delaware with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Special Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	36

Related Majors

• Educational Assessment
• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• Other Education
• Teaching English or French

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,090	$61,010
Special Education Professors	270	$64,680
Middle School Special Education Teachers	130	$67,430
Interpreters and Translators	50	$53,860

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.