Special Education at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 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.

UL Lafayette Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UL Lafayette 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from UL Lafayette. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UL Lafayette, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Special Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	3

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,990	$50,300
Special Education Professors	2,850	$51,940
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,610	$50,940
Special Education Teachers	700	$57,490
Special Education Preschool Teachers	530	$49,480

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.