General Special Education at University of Kentucky

What traits are you looking for in a teaching students with disabilities school? To help you decide if University of Kentucky is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching students with disabilities program.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from UK.

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.

UK 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

UK General Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teaching students with disabilities programs across the country. The following shows how UK performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UK 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
Most Focused General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	31
Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	107
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
	160
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	254
	280
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	375
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	384
Best Value General Special Education Schools	446

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from UK. This makes it the #385 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 UK

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

UK General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from UK. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

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

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

UK General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in teaching students with disabilities from UK in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UK, 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 Kentucky 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UK 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 Who are Developmentally Delayed
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,250	$54,010
Special Education Professors	2,280	$54,940
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,430	$54,020
Special Education Teachers	510	$58,910
Special Education Preschool Teachers	140	$53,420

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.