Special Education at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year.

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.

UH Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UH 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 UH

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

UH Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	10

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	13,470	$57,770
Special Education Professors	12,970	$58,570
Middle School Special Education Teachers	7,620	$56,960
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Special Education Teachers	1,460	$53,840

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.