Special Education at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

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.

KU Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at KU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? KU offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

KU Special Education Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at KU

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

KU 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.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from KU, 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 Kansas with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	83
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	11

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,490	$54,340
Special Education Professors	880	$54,050
Middle School Special Education Teachers	420	$54,610
Interpreters and Translators	420	$40,190
Special Education Preschool Teachers	390	$55,700

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.