Special Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a total student population of 19,764. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from UNC Greensboro.

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.

UNC Greensboro Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Greensboro

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNC Greensboro does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNC Greensboro Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Greensboro performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at UNC Greensboro is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
	21
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
	172
Best Special Education Schools	219
	271
Best Value Special Education Schools	342

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in special ed from UNC Greensboro. This is the #561 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNC Greensboro Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Greensboro is $36,610. This is less than $38,748, which is the national average of all special ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UNC Greensboro

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students earned a bachelor's degree in special ed from UNC Greensboro. About 96% of these graduates were women and the other 4% were men.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UNC Greensboro 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 North Carolina at Greensboro with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Greensboro also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	32
Education of the Deaf	28

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Educational Assessment
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	7,080	$47,760
Special Education Professors	4,350	$48,820
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,950	$49,180
Interpreters and Translators	1,770	$59,310
Special Education Preschool Teachers	580	$50,490

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 Willthacheerleader18 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.