General Special Education at University of Mary

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

UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and approximately 3,799 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.

UMary General Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at UMary

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UMary does offer online education options in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UMary 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.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UMary

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

UMary General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from UMary. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UMary does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Mary 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	13

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

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 ND, the home state for University of Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	570	$56,660
Special Education Professors	350	$58,220
Middle School Special Education Teachers	180	$67,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers	80	$56,640

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 Jte288~commonswiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.