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General Special Education at University of North Dakota

General Special Education at University of North Dakota

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

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and approximately 13,615 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.

UND General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Teaching Students with Disabilities (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at UND

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, UND does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UND General Special Education Rankings

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UND

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

UND General Special Education Master’s Program

92% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UND, 88% 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 North Dakota with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 93
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 North Dakota.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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