General Special Education at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. Of the 145 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2021, 19 of them were general special education majors.

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.

UNK General Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNK

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNK does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNK General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at UNK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UNK 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
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	73
Most Focused General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	79
Most Focused General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	99
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	99
Best Value General Special Education Schools	125
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	131
	188
Best General Special Education Schools	205
	220
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In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from UNK. This makes it the #100 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Special Education from UNK in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNK General Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UNK, 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 Nebraska at Kearney 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	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNK also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,150	$57,870
Special Education Professors	1,010	$59,490
Middle School Special Education Teachers	570	$58,360
Special Education Preschool Teachers	150	$55,900
Special Education Teachers	70	$60,060

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.