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General Special Education at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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.

UNR General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

UNR General Special Education Rankings

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Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR General Special Education Master’s Program

71% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UNR, 71% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 930 $53,180
Special Education Professors 630 $59,480
Middle School Special Education Teachers 360 $53,640
Special Education Teachers 230 $55,650

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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