General Special Education at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507.

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.

UNI General Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at UNI

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

UNI General Special Education Rankings

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There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in General Special Education from UNI in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UNI, 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 Northern Iowa 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	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,400	$56,300
Special Education Professors	1,080	$57,730
Middle School Special Education Teachers	750	$58,890
Special Education Teachers	210	$75,280
Special Education Preschool Teachers	90	$49,330

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.