Special Education at University of North Texas

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

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 40,953 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNT Special Education Degrees Available

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

UNT Special Education Rankings

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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students earned a master's degree in special ed from UNT. About 95% of these graduates were women and the other 5% were men.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UNT, 68% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Texas with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at University of North Texas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Texas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	52

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design

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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	13,470	$57,770
Special Education Professors	12,970	$58,570
Middle School Special Education Teachers	7,620	$56,960
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Special Education Teachers	1,460	$53,840

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.