General Special Education at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year.

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.

Iowa General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Iowa General Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from Iowa. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Iowa, 100% 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 Iowa with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,400	$56,300
Special Education Professors	1,080	$57,730
Middle School Special Education Teachers	750	$58,890
Special Education Teachers	210	$75,280
Special Education Preschool Teachers	90	$49,330

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 KMSatoh202 under License

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